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Anti-conversion laws target minorities: 75% of 4,316 incidents of anti-Christian violence across #India in 2014-24 in states with such laws, most #BJP ruled, such as #Odisha, where Syed Affan reports on growing persecution
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Refused Burials, Corpses ‘Converted’ To Hinduism: Odisha’s Christians Face A Surge Of Violence Under A BJP Govt
In village after village in Odisha, Hindus are stopping Adivasi Christians from burying their dead unless they renounce their faith. Between October 2024 and April 2025, four Adivasi families and one ...
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November 27, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Anti-conversion laws target minorities: 75% of 4,316 incidents of anti-Christian violence across #India in 2014-24 in states with such laws, most #BJP ruled, such as #Odisha, where Syed Affan reports on growing persecution
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Under India’s new rules, the govt can quietly start collecting your data from apps & platforms—without telling you, without a judge & without independent checks. That includes your location, call logs or identity details, writes Akhil Yadav
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India’s New Data Protection Rules Put State Above Privacy, Imperil Democracy & Investigative Journalism
India’s new data protection rules—issued eight years after the Supreme Court declared privacy a fundamental right—create a system that puts State authority first and privacy later. They allow official...
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November 27, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Under India’s new rules, the govt can quietly start collecting your data from apps & platforms—without telling you, without a judge & without independent checks. That includes your location, call logs or identity details, writes Akhil Yadav
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No prior enmity b/w accused & victims
Need to restore social harmony
Illogical reasons to drop the case against Mohammad Akhlaq’s killers mark a post-law era in India—especially for Muslims, @betwasharma.bsky.social writes
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Need to restore social harmony
Illogical reasons to drop the case against Mohammad Akhlaq’s killers mark a post-law era in India—especially for Muslims, @betwasharma.bsky.social writes
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November 27, 2025 at 5:36 AM
No prior enmity b/w accused & victims
Need to restore social harmony
Illogical reasons to drop the case against Mohammad Akhlaq’s killers mark a post-law era in India—especially for Muslims, @betwasharma.bsky.social writes
To read our weekly notes, subscribe: www.article-14.com/subscribe
Need to restore social harmony
Illogical reasons to drop the case against Mohammad Akhlaq’s killers mark a post-law era in India—especially for Muslims, @betwasharma.bsky.social writes
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The canopy rings with birdsong, peacock & nilgai rustle through a lush, #Jaipur city forest with >2,400 native trees, >60 medicinal herb species, >85 bird species. Citizens are now its last hope, as the govt prepares to raze it all, reports Siddhant Vashistha
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Jaipur’s Fight For A City Forest Mirrors A National Assault On Urban Trees—And On Protesting Citizens
As Jaipur’s people fight to save the Dol Ka Badh forest, they face detentions, silence to legal questions and official indifference—echoing a pattern across Indian cities where green cover and civic f...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The canopy rings with birdsong, peacock & nilgai rustle through a lush, #Jaipur city forest with >2,400 native trees, >60 medicinal herb species, >85 bird species. Citizens are now its last hope, as the govt prepares to raze it all, reports Siddhant Vashistha
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Bhavya, 7, cycled 300 km from #Jaipur to #NewDelhi to request Narendra Modi’s help in saving the city’s Dol Ka Badh forest, as officials prepare to raze thousands of trees for a mall, fintech park, hotels etc, reports Siddhant Vashistha
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November 27, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Bhavya, 7, cycled 300 km from #Jaipur to #NewDelhi to request Narendra Modi’s help in saving the city’s Dol Ka Badh forest, as officials prepare to raze thousands of trees for a mall, fintech park, hotels etc, reports Siddhant Vashistha
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Fear lingers in stairwells, behind half-drawn curtains, in the pause before someone asks, “Aap kaun?” Masrat Nabi’s #fieldnotes from Batla House, a Muslim neighbourhood in Delhi where 100+ homes were marked with red crosses for demolition this year
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Field Notes: Where A Knock On The Door Makes Muslim Families Freeze
MASRAT NABI
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November 27, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Fear lingers in stairwells, behind half-drawn curtains, in the pause before someone asks, “Aap kaun?” Masrat Nabi’s #fieldnotes from Batla House, a Muslim neighbourhood in Delhi where 100+ homes were marked with red crosses for demolition this year
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A seven-year-old joined her parents in Jaipur’s street protests to save the Dol Ka Badh forest—one of many families facing police pressure for defending India’s last city forests. Such battles are growing, as the trees disappear, reports Siddhant Vashistha
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Jaipur’s Fight For A City Forest Mirrors A National Assault On Urban Trees—And On Protesting Citizens
As Jaipur’s people fight to save the Dol Ka Badh forest, they face detentions, silence to legal questions and official indifference—echoing a pattern across Indian cities where green cover and civic f...
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November 27, 2025 at 4:40 AM
A seven-year-old joined her parents in Jaipur’s street protests to save the Dol Ka Badh forest—one of many families facing police pressure for defending India’s last city forests. Such battles are growing, as the trees disappear, reports Siddhant Vashistha
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On 1 Oct, #Maharashtra police officials investigating murder of Muslim man, 20, led Shiv Pratisthan Hindusthan’s Dussehra march—same outfit whose members are accused in the lynching. They marched in uniform, wearing saffron turbans, reports Kunal Purohit
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Police Join March Of Hindutva Outfit, As Accused In Maharashtra Lynching Get Bail After Chargesheet Delay
Four men accused of lynching a 20-year-old Muslim man, Suleman Khan Pathan in Maharashtra after police failed to file the chargesheet within a 90-day deadline, as the law requires. Several of the accu...
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November 27, 2025 at 4:28 AM
On 1 Oct, #Maharashtra police officials investigating murder of Muslim man, 20, led Shiv Pratisthan Hindusthan’s Dussehra march—same outfit whose members are accused in the lynching. They marched in uniform, wearing saffron turbans, reports Kunal Purohit
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The Supreme Court’s refusal to hear a plea to stop destruction of Jaipur’s Dol Ka Badh forests ends a legal path but not the movement. On the ground, citizens continue protests against a system that keeps shrinking India’s green spaces, reports Siddhant Vashistha
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Jaipur’s Fight For A City Forest Mirrors A National Assault On Urban Trees—And On Protesting Citizens
As Jaipur’s people fight to save the Dol Ka Badh forest, they face detentions, silence to legal questions and official indifference—echoing a pattern across Indian cities where green cover and civic f...
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November 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The Supreme Court’s refusal to hear a plea to stop destruction of Jaipur’s Dol Ka Badh forests ends a legal path but not the movement. On the ground, citizens continue protests against a system that keeps shrinking India’s green spaces, reports Siddhant Vashistha
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India’s new data rules put State power ahead of privacy. They weaken transparency, expose whistleblowers & sources, & make independent journalism & public accountability far more risky—and often impossible, writes Akhil Yadav
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article-14.com/post/india-s...
India’s New Data Protection Rules Put State Above Privacy, Imperil Democracy & Investigative Journalism
India’s new data protection rules—issued eight years after the Supreme Court declared privacy a fundamental right—create a system that puts State authority first and privacy later. They allow official...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:48 AM
India’s new data rules put State power ahead of privacy. They weaken transparency, expose whistleblowers & sources, & make independent journalism & public accountability far more risky—and often impossible, writes Akhil Yadav
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Illegal detentions, RTIs ignored & silence: Jaipur’s citizens fighting to save the Dol Ka Badh forest are met with State power. Their struggle echoes urban forest battles across India—from Mumbai’s Aarey to Delhi's Dwarka forest, reports Siddhant Vashistha
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Jaipur’s Fight For A City Forest Mirrors A National Assault On Urban Trees—And On Protesting Citizens
As Jaipur’s people fight to save the Dol Ka Badh forest, they face detentions, silence to legal questions and official indifference—echoing a pattern across Indian cities where green cover and civic f...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Illegal detentions, RTIs ignored & silence: Jaipur’s citizens fighting to save the Dol Ka Badh forest are met with State power. Their struggle echoes urban forest battles across India—from Mumbai’s Aarey to Delhi's Dwarka forest, reports Siddhant Vashistha
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If states can defy SC orders on home demolitions while the highest court does nothing, what might they ignore next? Could they even refuse to free protesters or critics granted bail after years in jail? @betwasharma.bsky.social writes
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November 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
If states can defy SC orders on home demolitions while the highest court does nothing, what might they ignore next? Could they even refuse to free protesters or critics granted bail after years in jail? @betwasharma.bsky.social writes
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"Aap kaun?"
The first thing I learned in Batla House was this: people here freeze when they hear a knock at the door. The first instinct is fear. Masrat Nabi’s #fieldnotes on the mental strain & emotional toll wrought by the demolition of Muslim homes
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The first thing I learned in Batla House was this: people here freeze when they hear a knock at the door. The first instinct is fear. Masrat Nabi’s #fieldnotes on the mental strain & emotional toll wrought by the demolition of Muslim homes
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Field Notes: Where A Knock On The Door Makes Muslim Families Freeze
MASRAT NABI
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November 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"Aap kaun?"
The first thing I learned in Batla House was this: people here freeze when they hear a knock at the door. The first instinct is fear. Masrat Nabi’s #fieldnotes on the mental strain & emotional toll wrought by the demolition of Muslim homes
article14.substack.com/p/field-note...
The first thing I learned in Batla House was this: people here freeze when they hear a knock at the door. The first instinct is fear. Masrat Nabi’s #fieldnotes on the mental strain & emotional toll wrought by the demolition of Muslim homes
article14.substack.com/p/field-note...
"I was barred from walking on common land, accessing water & community toilet"
Wife of #Dalit Christian, whose corpse was ‘converted’ to #Hinduism, faced exclusion before burial in Odisha, a pattern of burial denial under BJP, Syed Affan’s #fieldnotes
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Wife of #Dalit Christian, whose corpse was ‘converted’ to #Hinduism, faced exclusion before burial in Odisha, a pattern of burial denial under BJP, Syed Affan’s #fieldnotes
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Field Notes: 'We Are Denied Dignity Even In Death'
SYED AFFAN
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November 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"I was barred from walking on common land, accessing water & community toilet"
Wife of #Dalit Christian, whose corpse was ‘converted’ to #Hinduism, faced exclusion before burial in Odisha, a pattern of burial denial under BJP, Syed Affan’s #fieldnotes
article14.substack.com/p/field-note...
Wife of #Dalit Christian, whose corpse was ‘converted’ to #Hinduism, faced exclusion before burial in Odisha, a pattern of burial denial under BJP, Syed Affan’s #fieldnotes
article14.substack.com/p/field-note...
No prior enmity b/w accused & victims
Need to restore social harmony
Illogical reasons to drop the case against Mohammad Akhlaq’s killers mark a post-law era in India—esp for Muslims, @betwasharma.bsky.social writes
To read our weekly notes, subscribe: www.article-14.com/subscribe
Need to restore social harmony
Illogical reasons to drop the case against Mohammad Akhlaq’s killers mark a post-law era in India—esp for Muslims, @betwasharma.bsky.social writes
To read our weekly notes, subscribe: www.article-14.com/subscribe
November 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
No prior enmity b/w accused & victims
Need to restore social harmony
Illogical reasons to drop the case against Mohammad Akhlaq’s killers mark a post-law era in India—esp for Muslims, @betwasharma.bsky.social writes
To read our weekly notes, subscribe: www.article-14.com/subscribe
Need to restore social harmony
Illogical reasons to drop the case against Mohammad Akhlaq’s killers mark a post-law era in India—esp for Muslims, @betwasharma.bsky.social writes
To read our weekly notes, subscribe: www.article-14.com/subscribe
Under India’s new rules, the govt can quietly start collecting your data from apps & platforms—without telling you, without a judge & without independent checks. That includes your location, call logs or identity details, writes Akhil Yadav
article-14.com/post/india-s...
article-14.com/post/india-s...
India’s New Data Protection Rules Put State Above Privacy, Imperil Democracy & Investigative Journalism
India’s new data protection rules—issued eight years after the Supreme Court declared privacy a fundamental right—create a system that puts State authority first and privacy later. They allow official...
article-14.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Under India’s new rules, the govt can quietly start collecting your data from apps & platforms—without telling you, without a judge & without independent checks. That includes your location, call logs or identity details, writes Akhil Yadav
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Notified this month, India’s new data rules grant the State unbridled power to access data, remove safeguards, weaken accountability & provide almost no protection to journalists or whistleblowers. Privacy rights: only in 2027, writes Akhil Yadav
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India’s New Data Protection Rules Put State Above Privacy, Imperil Democracy & Investigative Journalism
India’s new data protection rules—issued eight years after the Supreme Court declared privacy a fundamental right—create a system that puts State authority first and privacy later. They allow official...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Notified this month, India’s new data rules grant the State unbridled power to access data, remove safeguards, weaken accountability & provide almost no protection to journalists or whistleblowers. Privacy rights: only in 2027, writes Akhil Yadav
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India’s new data rules give journalists no exemption for public-interest reporting, no shelter for confidential sources & no clarity on handling leaked or sensitive documents. Akhil Yadav writes how investigative reporting will now be harder & riskier
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India’s New Data Protection Rules Put State Above Privacy, Imperil Democracy & Investigative Journalism
India’s new data protection rules—issued eight years after the Supreme Court declared privacy a fundamental right—create a system that puts State authority first and privacy later. They allow official...
article-14.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:10 AM
India’s new data rules give journalists no exemption for public-interest reporting, no shelter for confidential sources & no clarity on handling leaked or sensitive documents. Akhil Yadav writes how investigative reporting will now be harder & riskier
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From this month, govt. can quietly demand data from major platforms—without a judge, checks & without informing you. This allows call logs, location data & identity records to be taken without public trace, writes Akhil Yadav
article-14.com/post/india-s...
article-14.com/post/india-s...
India’s New Data Protection Rules Put State Above Privacy, Imperil Democracy & Investigative Journalism
India’s new data protection rules—issued eight years after the Supreme Court declared privacy a fundamental right—create a system that puts State authority first and privacy later. They allow official...
article-14.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 AM
From this month, govt. can quietly demand data from major platforms—without a judge, checks & without informing you. This allows call logs, location data & identity records to be taken without public trace, writes Akhil Yadav
article-14.com/post/india-s...
article-14.com/post/india-s...
India’s new data rules put State power ahead of privacy. They weaken transparency, expose whistleblowers & sources, & make independent journalism & public accountability far more risky—and often impossible, writes Akhil Yadav
article-14.com/post/india-s...
article-14.com/post/india-s...
India’s New Data Protection Rules Put State Above Privacy, Imperil Democracy & Investigative Journalism
India’s new data protection rules—issued eight years after the Supreme Court declared privacy a fundamental right—create a system that puts State authority first and privacy later. They allow official...
article-14.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:39 AM
India’s new data rules put State power ahead of privacy. They weaken transparency, expose whistleblowers & sources, & make independent journalism & public accountability far more risky—and often impossible, writes Akhil Yadav
article-14.com/post/india-s...
article-14.com/post/india-s...
If states can defy SC orders on home demolitions while the highest court does nothing, what might they ignore next? Could they even refuse to free protesters or critics granted bail after years in jail? @betwasharma.bsky.social writes
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November 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
If states can defy SC orders on home demolitions while the highest court does nothing, what might they ignore next? Could they even refuse to free protesters or critics granted bail after years in jail? @betwasharma.bsky.social writes
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"I was barred from walking on common land, accessing water & community toilet"
Wife of #Dalit Christian, whose corpse was ‘converted’ to #Hinduism, faced exclusion before burial in Odisha, a pattern of burial denial under BJP, Syed Affan’s #fieldnotes
article14.substack.com/p/field-note...
Wife of #Dalit Christian, whose corpse was ‘converted’ to #Hinduism, faced exclusion before burial in Odisha, a pattern of burial denial under BJP, Syed Affan’s #fieldnotes
article14.substack.com/p/field-note...
Field Notes: 'We Are Denied Dignity Even In Death'
SYED AFFAN
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November 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
"I was barred from walking on common land, accessing water & community toilet"
Wife of #Dalit Christian, whose corpse was ‘converted’ to #Hinduism, faced exclusion before burial in Odisha, a pattern of burial denial under BJP, Syed Affan’s #fieldnotes
article14.substack.com/p/field-note...
Wife of #Dalit Christian, whose corpse was ‘converted’ to #Hinduism, faced exclusion before burial in Odisha, a pattern of burial denial under BJP, Syed Affan’s #fieldnotes
article14.substack.com/p/field-note...
This demolition drew little criticism—it was the home of a suicide bomber—but it still violated a Supreme Court ban on demolitions w/o due process. Rule of law matters the most in the hardest cases, writes @betwasharma.bsky.social
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November 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM
This demolition drew little criticism—it was the home of a suicide bomber—but it still violated a Supreme Court ban on demolitions w/o due process. Rule of law matters the most in the hardest cases, writes @betwasharma.bsky.social
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If states can defy SC orders on home demolitions while the highest court does nothing, what might they ignore next? Could they even refuse to free protesters or critics granted bail after years in jail? @betwasharma.bsky.social writes
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November 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
If states can defy SC orders on home demolitions while the highest court does nothing, what might they ignore next? Could they even refuse to free protesters or critics granted bail after years in jail? @betwasharma.bsky.social writes
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No prior enmity b/w the accused & victims Need to restore social harmony
The illogical reasons to drop the case against Mohammad Akhlaq’s killers mark a post-law era in India—especially for Muslims, @betwasharma.bsky.social writes
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The illogical reasons to drop the case against Mohammad Akhlaq’s killers mark a post-law era in India—especially for Muslims, @betwasharma.bsky.social writes
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November 23, 2025 at 8:08 AM
No prior enmity b/w the accused & victims Need to restore social harmony
The illogical reasons to drop the case against Mohammad Akhlaq’s killers mark a post-law era in India—especially for Muslims, @betwasharma.bsky.social writes
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The illogical reasons to drop the case against Mohammad Akhlaq’s killers mark a post-law era in India—especially for Muslims, @betwasharma.bsky.social writes
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