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Nodeep Kaur, Shiv Kumar, Custodial Violence and Majdoor-Kisan Ekta

A report, by ‘Campaign Against State Repression’— a platform with over 36 organisations— on the press conference held on 1st March, condemning the incarceration of Shiv Kumar of Majdoor Adhikar Sanghatan and hailing Majdoor-Kisan Ekta.   The Press conferance was addressed by Nodeep Kaur, Shiv Kumar’s father, Mandeep Punia and representatives of Kisan unions, trade […]


About Thoothukudi and Other Custodial Police Violence During Lockdown: Part 5

A documentation of the custodial deaths during lockdown that also looks for the answer to some such questions around the class nature, caste nature and religious nature of such deaths. This is the fifth and last part of the Groundxero report.   The Thoothukudi murders have once again drawn our attention to custodial and other forms […]


About Thoothukudi and Other Custodial Police Violence During Lockdown: Part 3

A documentation of the custodial deaths during lockdown that also looks for the answer to some such questions around the class nature, caste nature and religious nature of such deaths. This is the third part of the Groundxero report.   The Thoothukudi murders have once again drawn our attention to custodial and other forms of violence […]


Police Arrest Four Persons Including Students on Sedition Charges in West Bengal

The police, on Tuesday, arrested four persons from Makli village in Goaltore in Jungle Mahal in West Midnapur, claiming that the arrested persons were instigating villagers to join the Maoists. However, no evidences of the claim has been found so far and the arrests raise concerns that the cases are politically motivated. A Groundxero report.   […]