29-Sep-2021
After two people, including a 12-year-old child, were brutally shot dead by Assam Police in Gorukhuti village of the Dholpur (Dhalpur) region of Assam’s Darrang district last week, efforts are being made by a desperate regime to deflect attention from the entire sordid state of affairs that began with the heartless eviction of as many…
29-Sep-2021
EXCLUSIVE : On 23rd September, Assam police opened fire and killed two residents of Dhalpur, for protesting against the demolition of their huts. One of them, Shaikh Farid, was just 12 years old and wasn’t even a part of the protest. CJP speaks to the families of deceased Maynal Haque, Shaikh Farid and residents of…
27-Sep-2021
One of the most gut-wrenching images from the September 23 police firing on evicted families in Assam, was that of an unconscious young boy with a blood-soaked shirt. That young boy was 12-year-old Sheikh Farid who succumbed to a hail of bullets fired by the Assam Police. It is now learnt that he was only…
26-Sep-2021
Horrifying images of police brutality emerged from the Indian state of Assam, where police killed at least two protesters. COLLAGE: VICE / IMAGES: CITIZENS FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE A viral social media video shows a group of armed police from the Indian state of Assam shooting a protester who was running towards them with a stick,…
25-Sep-2021
Watch: After the inhuman act of evicting impoverished families hailing from the minority community and demolishing their modest homes in the Darrang district of Assam, Police opened fire at those protesting the evictions, killing at least two people and injuring more than 13. As minorities find themselves at the receiving end of increasing police brutality,…
24-Sep-2021
After the inhuman act of evicting impoverished families hailing from the minority community and demolishing their modest homes in the Darrang district of Assam, the administration stooped even lower on Thursday. Police opened fire at those protesting the evictions, killing two people and injuring 10. Images sent by eye-witnesses present on the spot show how instead of firing only below…