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#WatchtheState: Our weekly update on patterns of State violence in India.

Here's a quick review of reported instances of State violence. @project_polis

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#AllIndiaRadio Has Downgraded National Languages to Regional Ones: The decision to shut down the central news units of #AIR in several Indian languages in Delhi & shift them to their state capitals is in line with the hegemony of Hindi. @thewire_in
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Following Assault on Muslim Boy Outside UP Temple, Hindutva Groups Harden Communal Rhetoric: Emboldened by Police not opposing bail to prime accused, right-wing groups are using the situation to fuel hatred. @thewire_in
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"Once you are entitled to #citizenship, you are entitled to the protection of all other rights under the #Constitution. Perhaps that's the rationale behind the #CAA, to deny to certain people the right to citizenship & to empower others based on religion." livelaw.in/top-stories/th…

CM Yogi Turns Blind Eye to Facts, Falsely Claims ‘No Riots in Uttar Pradesh’: Data by the #NationalCrimeRecordsBureau for the year 2019 shows that 5,714 cases of rioting took place in #UP. thequint.com/amp/story/news… @TheQuint

Many landless laborers in the Malwa region said that they could not afford to participate in the protests due to the precarious nature of their livelihood & faced issues such as difficulties in availing benefits of the #PublicDistributionSystem.
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Citizenship Amendment Act (#CAA) Is #Unconstitutional Since It Distinguishes Between Persons On The Basis Of Religion: Justice Gopala Gowda @LiveLawIndia livelaw.in/top-stories/su…

'Potential to undermine freedom of press': Editors Guild writes to government about digital media rules: The letters were sent to prime minister Narendra Modi and union minister Prakash Javadekar and Ravi Shankar Prasad. @newslaundry newslaundry.com/2021/03/22/pot…

#StanSwamy's bail application rejected: “The accused, under the garb of the current situation on account of the global pandemic Covid-19, is trying to take an undue benefit of the situation…in seeking bail….,” the #NIA’s reply to the bail plea stated. indianexpress.com/article/india/…

2 Lakh for Damaged Eyes: The Price of Delhi Riot Victims’ Loss: Delhi Riots: @TheQuint @poonamjourno thequint.com/news/india/202…

#FIR against Rakesh Tikait for urging farmers to 'lay siege' to Bengaluru with tractors: Addressing farmers in Shivamogga, Tikait had called for intensifying protest against the 3 farm laws & to “lay siege to Bengaluru with their tractors.” @thenewsminute
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Remembering the deaths and devastation India’s #Lockdown Left Behind: Data from media reports between April and July 2020 collated by @_kanikas_ and @roadscholarz shows that at least 989 deaths were directly attributable to the #lockdown. @thewire_in thewire.in/rights/india-c…

#NarendraModi’s government has used #lockdown to force further #neoliberalization and continue its assault on #pro-democracy activists: @alfgunvald writes for the @BostonReview bostonreview.net/global-justice…

Activist #AkhilGogoi alleges torture in custody, claims #NIA offered bail if he joined RSS, BJP.

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#DelhiRiots: Police Claims Cameras Weren't Working When Man in 'National Anthem' Video Was Held. @thewire_in thewire.in/law/delhi-riot…

#LokSabha passes a Bill establishing total power of #LieutenantGovernor and the Centre over #DelhiGovernment. @thewire_in
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In a #MadhyaPradesh village, no FIR registered two months after #RSS attack on #Adivasi family. @thecaravanindia caravanmagazine.in/religion/in-a-…

@jigneshmevani80, an independent MLA from Gujarat, was suspended from the state assembly for “indiscipline” after he repeatedly raised the issue of the murder of a #Dalit RTI activist. @thewire_in @_serajali_
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Definite evidence that India’s #COVID-19 #lockdown was imposed without any consultation. Investigation by @jugalrp for @BBCHindi.
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As #Gujarat tries to scuttle #protests, #farmer groups form new platform to oppose #AgriculturalLaws. The #KisanSangharshManch intends to organise district- and block-level agitations. @scroll_in
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How daily wage workers in India suffered in the #lockdown – and continue to struggle months later. @scroll_in
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Fast-track court begins trial 5 years after Akhlaq’s murder: The victim’s family could not appear before the court on the first day for the trial, after the charges were framed against the suspects for the incident which took place on September 28, 2015. hindustantimes.com/india-news/fas…

#NationalHumanRightsCommission Issues Notice to UP Director General of Police For Police Framing 10 People in False Cases Over Dhaba Bill. @thewire_in
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Munawar Faruqui case: Co-accused comedian, Nalin Yadav takes to working as a laborer to make ends meet: Yadav is co-accused in a case of stand-up comedian #MunawarFaruqui for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. @shruti26tomar hindustantimes.com/cities/bhopal-…

Madras HC said it was apparent that the BJP may have resorted to campaigning not permissible under model code of conduct while hearing PIL alleging that the Puducherry unit of the BJP was illegally accessing Aadhaar data for its election campaign. newsclick.in/evident-BJP%20…

Hands Of Investigators Cannot Be Tied": Delhi Court Rejects Plea By Mehmood Pracha Against His Office Raids. @LiveLawIndia @MehmoodPracha
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In response to a question in Lok Sabha, government says it blocked 9849 social media accounts in 2020, including the Twitter handles of @Kisanektamorcha and @thecaravanindia. - @anmol_smnch

https://twitter.com/anmol_smnch/status/1375414986357493763

On 26 March, the Supreme Court reserved its order in the plea filed by human rights activist and #BhimaKoregaon accused #GautamNavlakha for default bail. #BK16. @project_polis

https://twitter.com/project_polis/status/1375745053377826818