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Authorities in India’s north-eastern state of Manipur have again arrested noted human rights activist Irom Sharmila just two days after her court ordered release. Sharmila has been on a hunger strike for 14...
A human-rights activist in India who’s been on hunger strike for nearly 14 years and in police custody for much of that time may soon be free. An Indian court today ruled that charges...
Thousands of street performers and traditional artists are at risk of losing their homes as authorities in India’s capital New Delhi plan to raze a slum to make way for an upscale housing development...
Kathputli Colony, a settlement in the western part of New Delhi, is home to more than 3000 families of puppeteers, magicians, acrobats, dancers and musicians. Some say they make up the world’s largest community...