Curbing Dissent
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How Arunachal Pradesh is using a draconian law to target those protesting against paper leaks
Under the Arunachal Pradesh Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 41 protesters were detained and jailed ahead of a bandh in May. Some are still in prison.
Rokibuz Zaman
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Armed with ‘disinformation’ law, Turkey cracks down on dissent with days to go for landmark election
President Tayyip Erdogan faces his toughest political challenge in the May 14 elections that could end his 20-year rule.
Nazih Osseiran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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India’s ‘thought-free’ universities and the danger of the ripples from a single dissenting pebble
Students’ minds are thinking minds. But the government wants them to be conditioned by hyper-nationalism and believe that different voices are a disturbance.
Apoorvanand
Trending
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Assam man arrested for dressing as Hindu deity Shiva in street play on price rise
The actor, Birinchi Bora, was released on Sunday as all the charges against him were bailable.
Scroll Staff
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Supreme Court refuses to ban Kancha Ilaiah’s new book on the Arya-Vyasa community
The bench said that the author’s fundamental right of freedom of speech and expression must not be curbed.
Scroll Staff
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Gauri Lankesh murder: Left parties demand ban on outfits like the Sanatan Sanstha
The CPI(M) said the journalist’s murder fit into a pattern of ending those who speak up against the BJP and RSS, referring to Pansare and Dabholkar’s killings.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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My way is the highway: Pinarayi Vijayan just won't brook protests against ‘development work'
Kerala's chief minister is all for dissent – unless it is against him.
TA Ameerudheen
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The greatest joke in Bangladesh consists of two words: Human rights.
A crackdown on a peaceful protest against a power plant on January 26 is just the latest example of law enforcers doing the government's bidding.
Ikhtisad Ahmed
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Full text: Greenpeace India employees offer to volunteer without pay for a month to help NGO survive
More than 200 employees of the NGO have written a letter to the Greenpeace executive director, offering their services free of cost in June.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties