Oct 12, 2026 | Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
Following the success of the newly formed Cockroach Janta Party’s July 2026 anti-NEET protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, the state embarked on warlike preparations on the eve of the October protests. The October 10, 2026, people’s protest- jointly called by the CJP,...
Sep 22, 2026 | Political Prisoners, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
PUDR raises concern over the repeated denial of medical bail to septuagenarian E. Abubacker who has been languishing as an undertrial since September 22, 2022, in Delhi’s Tihar Jail. Most recently, in July 2026, the special NIA court rejected Abubacker’s bail plea,...
Aug 23, 2026 | Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
On August 6, 2026, the Home Department of the Maharashtra Government notified ‘forfeiture’ of 114 publications under S 98 of the BNSS (Power to Declare Certain Publications as Forfeited). The publications are shown as linked to terror organizations (IS/ISIS, ISKP,...
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...
