State Repression
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How a Hong Kong law passed by the British to combat strikers is being used by China 100 years later
The 1922 Colonial Emergency Laws are still being invoked to deal with unrest and activism in the territory.
David Law, The Conversation
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How Chhattisgarh schoolgirls who accused CRPF men of sexual assault were denied justice
Two paramilitary men were arrested for molesting over a dozen students at a Raksha Bandhan function in 2017. They walked free in January.
Malini Subramaniam
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Tamil Nadu has filed 133 cases against this man as part of its crackdown on anti-Sterlite protests
The Thoothukudi police have filed so many cases against some protestors that each is shown to have participated in violence at different places at the same time
S Senthalir
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May global fiction: Six hot-off-the-press books to take you on a world literary tour
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In heated Maharashtra poll battle, Uddhav Thackeray emerges as Opposition alliance’s strike weapon
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What a regal South Indian ornament in a famous Rossetti painting tells us about the British Raj
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Why there should be no place for a ‘Brahmin conference’ at Indian universities
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Listening to 41 Modi interviews: Few tough questions, no rebuttals, no fact checks
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Tamil Nadu is silencing anti-Sterlite protests by forcing hundreds of people to exit WhatsApp groups
Since August, the police have been summoning 10-15 people every day and checking their phones for social media messages.
S Senthalir
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Tamil Nadu filmmaker battles police case for documentary on plight of Cyclone Ockhi survivors
Divya Bharathi’s film shows the government in bad light, the authorities say.
S Senthalir
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Anarchy in Chhattisgarh: What a new fact-finding report says about police atrocities in the state
Under the pretext of fighting Naxalites, the state's law enforcement agencies have been repeatedly harassing and intimidating lawyers and activists.
Aarefa Johari
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?
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Video: How free and fair are Indian elections today?
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Watch: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walks the Cannes red carpet with an injured arm
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Watch: Meet Figaro, the curious cat who loves to ‘help’ her human making pottery
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Watch: Messi, the dog from ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, walks the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival