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Amid anti-CAA storm, Assam remains calm: Artists at forefront of protests preach peace and patience
Tulikadevi • 5 years agoWhat sets Assam apart from the rest of the country is its peaceful form of protest. The Assamese have combined peace, patience and art to set an example for those who believe in the true meaning of nation building.
Inspired by Ahom warrior Mula Gabhoru, Assamese women take centrestage in fresh anti-CAA protests across state
Tulikadevi • 5 years agoIf the first phase of Assam protests against Citizenship Amendment Act was dominated by violence and instances of aggression, women are taking the centrestage in phase two of the protests which calls for a non-violent satyagraha against the Act
CAA stir: As mobile internet remains suspended in Assam, public walls in Guwahati and traditional 'gamochas' become protest scrolls
• 5 years agoSeeking to check spread of rumour and maintain law and order, authorities had clamped indefinite curfew in Guwahati and suspended internet connection in 10 districts of Assam, including Kamrup (Metro) on 11 December evening.
'How will we pay our EMIs?': Out of service, Ola, Uber drivers in Assam warn of 'aggressive movement', demand immediate restoration of mobile internet
Tulikadevi • 5 years agoOver 12,000 Ola and Uber drivers in Assam have threatened to start an aggressive movement against the government as mobile internet ban enters the seventh day amidst anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests
US concerned about implications of CAA, hope India will abide by constitutional commitments, says American diplomat
• 5 years agoCongressional briefing organised by Indian American Muslim Council, Emgage Action and Hindus for Human Rights, Gregory Stanton of Genocide Watch expressed concern over human rights situation in Kashmir, Assam
Amnesty India urges Centre to stop using 'excessive force' against those protesting against Citizenship Amendment Act in northeastern states
• 5 years agoThe executive director of Amnesty International India Avinash Kumar urged both Centre, state governments to 'immediately engage with various sections of people for peaceful dialogue and repeal discriminatory amendments'
Jamia Millia Islamia students stage protests against CAA; varsity postpones all semester exams scheduled for today
Fp Staff • 5 years agoAgitated students of Jamia Millia Islamia University were heard sloganeering against Narendra Modi-led Central government and demanded the Act should not be implemented
Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC are two sides of same coin; both seek to alienate India’s Muslims
Angshuman Choudhury And Suraj Gogoi • 5 years agoIf the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is the graveyard of Indian citizenship, the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 is the graveyard of Indian democracy
Amid protests in North East over Citizenship Amendment Act, US, UK, France, Canada, Israel issue travel advisories
Fp Staff • 5 years agoVisit of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe scheduled from 15 to 17 December in Guwahati has also been cancelled and Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has also cancelled his three-day visit to India
Citizenship Amendment Act protests: Authorities extend internet suspension in Assam till Monday to curb 'misuse' of social media
• 5 years agoInternet services were suspended on Wednesday initially for 24 hours in ten districts of the state and then extended for another 48 hours across the state