Jul 31, 2026 | Undemocratic Laws
People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR)’s report, ‘Another Weapon in the Arsenal: A critique of the West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Act, 2026 and the West Bengal Maintenance of Public Order (Amendment) Act, 2026’ examines two...
Jul 29, 2026 | Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
PUDR welcomes the release of Khurram Parvez and Irfan Meharaj on bail but is alarmed at the restrictive and unreasonable bail conditions set forth in the order of the trial court. The NIA has registered two cases against Khurram Parvez, an activist with decades of...
Jul 9, 2026 | Adivasis, Encounters
This report presents an account of 27 months of Operation Kagaar – security operations conducted jointly by the central and state governments between January 2024–March 2026 with the professed object of complete elimination of ‘Naxalism’ or ‘Left-Wing Extremism’....
Jun 17, 2026 | Communalism
On February 17, 2026, around 5.30 pm, a 41-year-old man, Umardeen was shot dead near the Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya in Nand Nagri’s Block B by Sunil Sardar, a resident of the same block. A driver by profession, Umardeen supported his wife and five children in a small,...
Jun 17, 2026 | Communalism
17 फरवरी 2026 को शाम करीब 5:30 बजे, नंद नगरी के ब्लॉक B में सर्वोदय बाल विद्यालय के पास, उसी ब्लॉक के रहने वाले सुनील सरदार ने 41 साल के उमरदीन की गोली मारकर हत्या कर दी। उमरदीन पेशे से ड्राइवर थे और नंद नगरी के ही पास के ब्लॉक C में एक छोटे से किराए के घर में अपनी...
