Tag: ASSAM
Nationwide Outrage and Popular Discontent Against the CAB
Curfew, police firing, night vigils and massive demonstrations have marked the widespread public outrage against the CAB.
Curfew Doesn’t Dilute the Spirit of Protestors Against the CAB
Protests Continue in Guwahati against the Citizenship(Amendment) Bill as protestors defy curfew.
Assam Rages with Major Protests Against Contentious Citizenship Bill
The CAB will be tabled in the Lok Sabha by Union Home Minister Amit Shah but is likely to face great opposition in the House.
NRC Detention Centres or Modern-day Concentration Camps?
A nationwide NRC exercise may further entrench social inequality, communal conflict and exploitative gender relations in our country.
A Nationwide NRC Exercise and the Heavy Price of Citizenship in India
The nationwide NRC could once again create a breeding ground for religious discrimination and conflict in the name of citizenship.
Assam’s Midday Meal Workers Threaten to Go on Hunger Strike
The workers demand that till the government not give them in writing that their jobs are safe, they will continue to strike.
Transgender Rights/Marginalisation and Exclusion Continue for Assam’s Transgender Persons Excluded from NRC
The exclusion of more than 2000 persons from the Assam NRC despite NALSA judgement, paints a grim picture.
Exclusion, Marginalisation and the Human Cost of the NRC
It has been just over ten days since the publication of the NRC. The publication of the Register culminates an unrivalled bureaucratic exercise for documenting genuine citizens of the state but all this comes at an extraordinary human cost.
Assam Gets AFSPA Extension
According to the Assam government release, AFSPA has been extended for a period of six months.
Home Ministry Makes Permit Compulsory for Foreign Journalists Reporting on Assam NRC
Foreign journalists reporting on the NRC may not be banned but they need MEA permit.
