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

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

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Delhi Arrested 34 Under #UAPA in 2020. Here's Why the Home Ministry Won't List Them Out: The list comprises 26 Muslims, 21 Sikhs, 1 member of a Scheduled Tribe & 2 Hindus, both of whom were arrested for their role in protests against the #CAA. @thewire_in
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#UAPA prisoner’s life-threatening ailment remains untreated. Atiq Ur Rahman was arrested in 2020 along with Siddique Kappan & others. He suffers from Aortic regurgitation & for the past 10 months, Atiq has not received treatment or had access to medicines. maktoobmedia.com/2021/08/18/he-…

After 1.5 years, the Delhi Police has identified 3 policemen who forced 5 injured men to recite the national anthem during the NE Delhi violence. The 3 personnel, posted with the Delhi Armed Police, will be put through a lie-detector test. @mahendermanral indianexpress.com/article/cities…

No Hope From Police Probe: Family of Faizan. The police were caught on video thrashing Faizan, and forcing him and 4 others to sing the national anthem. He died a few days later but 18 months on, the police are yet to file a charge sheet. @iyersaishwarya thequint.com/amp/story/news…

Taloja Jail Must Ensure Timely Medical Treatment for Hany Babu: Bombay HC. Babu had been in hospital since May & is being discharged & sent back to prison. He had been undergoing treatment for an eye infection & had also tested positive for #COVID19. thewire.in/law/taloja-jai…

Fr Stan Swamy Has Right To Have His Name Cleared: Jesuits Approach HC. "Article 21 equally applies to deceased persons & just as Fr Swamy would have a right to clear his name if he were alive, those closest to him would have a similar right." @CourtUnquote livelaw.in/top-stories/fa…

Rona Wilson pays last respects to his father on video call: His lawyers will be approaching the court seeking temporary bail for Wilson so that he can travel to his home for the final rites. His brother declined to speak in the hour of grief. @MaktoobMedia maktoobmedia.com/2021/08/20/ron…

#India Must Stop Criminalising the Defence of Human Rights: UN Special Rapporteur @MaryLawlorhrds. Lawlor has written to the Indian state on several occasions. The Indian govt, she confirms, has ignored most of her official correspondence. @sukanyashantha thewire.in/rights/intervi…

Unlike earlier months, Siddique Kappan is no longer hopeful. According to his wife, he has been rambling about dying in prison. “One day he admitted he needs help but it’s not available. Ever since his mother’s death, he has been in despair”. @MaktoobMedia
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The J&K administration is planning to construct a high-security prison equipped with modern gadgets for security & surveillance. The department of revenue has transferred 204 Kanals of state land to the Prison Department for its establishment. kashmirlife.net/high-security-…

2 years after the abrogation of Article 370 in J&K, forest rights under Indian law are denied to tribal communities. The initial clearance to drown forests for a Rs 9,167-crore dam in Jammu ignores the legal rights of pastoral communities. @tapasya_umm
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Next in Delhi’s Playbook To Quell Kashmir Dissent: No Passport For Protestors. New J&K govt circular refusing security clearances to passport applicants, job seekers, - if police allege security threat even if unproven - violates SC order & Constitution.
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Jammu & Kashmir: 28,863 Schools Celebrated Independence Day this Year – Due to a Government Order. | @ainulrhbr @thewire_in
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'Kicked', 'Abused': Police Attack Journalists Covering Muharram Procession. At least 10 journalists were assaulted on 17 August while they were trying to document the Muharram procession in different parts of Srinagar. | @ainulrhbr @thewire_in
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#JantarMantar: Police say evidence of link between Ashwini Upadhyay & another accused. One of the accused, Deepak Singh Hindu (president of Hindu Force) was invited by Preet Singh, president of Save India organisation & known to Upadhyay. @mahendermanral
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14 people were arrested from across #Assam for alleged social media posts supporting the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Those arrested have been booked under different sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, IT Act and CrPC. @the_hindu thehindu.com/news/national/…

Coal auctions: Modi government's policy push to private miners will cost #Chhattisgarh Rs 900 crore a year. The govt auctioned 19 mines during the pandemic last year & cost several states thousands of crores in potential revenue. @tapasya_umm @shreegireesh newslaundry.com/2021/08/16/coa…

#Gujarat: Data From Death Registers Suggests #COVID19 Toll Undercounted by 27 Times: Analysis of data from 68 out of the state's 170 municipalities shows 16,892 'excess deaths' between March 2020 & April 2021. | @tapasya_umm @shreegireesh @nit_set thewire.in/health/gujarat…

@CPAProjectIndia released a new report, 'Drunk on Power: A Study of Excise Policing in Madhya Pradesh' - which focuses on casteist implications of #alcoholpolicing in #MadhyaPradesh.
Report: cpaproject.in/wp-content/upl…

#Pegasus: Cannot divulge if spyware was used due to ‘national security purposes’, Centre tells SC. The court has issued a notice to the Centre seeking its response on a batch of pleas demanding an investigation into the surveillance allegations. @scroll_in
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Karnataka HC observed that the presence of police in uniforms, carrying weapons while interrogating children over an anti-CAA play in Bidar's Shaheen Primary & High School in Feb 2020, was a serious violation under the Juvenile Justice Act. @prajwalmanipal thenewsminute.com/article/karnat…

Lucknow Safe City Project: #UttarPradesh To Deploy Facial Recognition, ‘Label’ Faces Of Suspects. @AihikS @medianama
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#UttarPradesh: Zila Panchayat Passes Proposal to Rename Aligarh as Harigarh. The zila panchayat approved the proposal unopposed. It would now be forwarded to the state government for approval. @TheQuint
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Foreigners' Detention Centre: The Gauhati High Court granted 45 days to the Assam Govt to complete the construction of a detention centre at Matia, Goalpara & shift the detainees to the same thereafter. @nupur_0111 @LiveLawIndia
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#Assam govt renames ‘foreigner’ detention centres to ‘transit camps’: A state government official said that the change in nomenclature was Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s idea in a bid to “humanise detention centres”. @toramatix @IndianExpress indianexpress.com/article/north-…

Protesting Farmers Celebrate a Win as Adani Facility Shuts Down in Ludhiana: The disruptions caused by the dharna, which is being conducted by members of the Jamhoori Kisan Sabha, had earlier led the Adani group to move the Punjab HC to find a solution. thewire.in/agriculture/fa…

Former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, who announced that he will contest next year’s Assembly elections against CM Adityanath said that the police barred him from going to Gorakhpur & Faizabad. Adityanath has been an MP from Gorakhpur for 5 consecutive terms. scroll.in/latest/1003411…

The Gujarat High Court passed an interim order stating that the provisions of the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2021, will not apply to inter-faith marriages which take place without force, allurement or fraudulent means. @LiveLawIndia
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In a fresh incident of moral policing, a state-run bus was stopped by the Hindu Jagrana Vedike, a right-wing group. A Muslim man & Hindu woman were dragged to the police station over suspicions that they were travelling together. @prajwalmanipal thenewsminute.com/article/hindut…

Why is Himayat Baig rotting in solitary confinement?
The German Bakery blast accused is acquitted of all terrorism charges & his appeal against conviction is pending. Yet, he has been held in Anda Cell for most of his 11 years in prison. @tweets_prateekg newslaundry.com/2021/08/21/why…