Friday, May 17, 2024

Ghazala Ahmad

How Holi turned ‘unholy’ for Muslims: glimpses from across Indian cities

'The festival of colours' this year was marred by multiple incidents of molestation, violence, and harassment against Muslims, particularly women, between March 23 and 25, ahead of and during Holi celebrations across different parts of the country.

UP: Women protesters kept under house arrest; vow to fight against CAA 

Police in numbers are stationed outside the house of Sumaiyah Rana (49), located in Qaiser Bagh of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday evening.
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“We are not safe,” foreign students say after Hindutva group attacks them for praying Taraweeh at hostel

A Hindutva mob attacked Muslim international students studying at Gujarat University, one of the public state universities in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, over offering Taraweeh prayers...

Hindutva chants, vandalising Muslims’ properties, Police violence: What happened in Darbhanga on Basant Panchami?

Violence erupted in various areas of Darbhanga district, Bihar, on February 15 and 16 during Saraswati Visarjan Pooja, also known as Basant Panchmi, a Hindu festival commemorating the goddess Saraswati and symbolizing the onset of spring.
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Students at central universities protest CAA, burn CAA rules; police action in Delhi

Hundreds of students from various universities, including Delhi University, Jamia Millia Islamia, and Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) in Hyderabad, expressed their opposition to the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as they conducted protests inside the campuses on Tuesday.

“State crushing humanity, not serving people,” says GN Saibaba, acquitted after 10 years in prison

“I couldn’t see my mother one last time before her death because I was denied parole. This is a denial of basic Human Rights. My mother passed away when I was in Prison. Being a disabled child since birth, my mother brought me up with utmost care. She used to take me to school in her arms so that I could get an education”, these were the words of former Delhi University Professor and human rights defender GN Saibaba, in a press conference on Friday, 9, March.
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