New Delhi: The Supreme Court on October 6 held that public places and roads cannot be occupied by people indefinitely for demonstration. The apex court verdict came on a batch of petitions against the protests at Shaheen Bagh in South Delhi by women against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). AContinue Reading
New Delhi, Feb 21, 2020: Most protesters at Shaheen Bagh have told the interlocutors that the Supreme Court should first decide on their demand for repealing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Supreme Court lawyers Sanjay Hegde and Sadhna Ramachandran spoke to the women for the second day on February 20Continue Reading
Mumbai, Feb 16, 2020: Thousands of people, including several Christians, gathered at Azad Maidan in Mumbai to oppose the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR). This was the second mass gathering witnessed by Mumbai after the August Kranti MaidanContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec 19, 2019: John Dayal and Jesuit Father Cedric Prakash were among hundreds of human rights activists on December 19 detained in various parts of India for protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which they say is divisive. The Delhi Police detained Dayal,Continue Reading