Sikh Council UK Stands In Solidarity With The Family of Manisha Valmiki

October 14, 2020

Sikh Council UK said in a statement that it stands in solidarity with the protestors and family of Manisha Valmiki, a 19-year-old that comes from a so-called 'Dalit' background. Manisha was gang-raped and violently attacked in Uttar Pradesh: her tongue was cut, her neck and back broken.

India Becoming A Dangerous Place For Peaceful Protests

February 1, 2020

Peacefully protesting against the government is not a crime. Not agreeing with the policies of a government does not make you a traitor either.

Detention Number in UP Exceeds GoI’s Official Figure for Detentions in Kashmir

December 27, 2019

The state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) is facing biggest police crackdown since Muzaffar Nagar violence of 2013. The UP police on Thursday (Dec. 26) said that it has arrested 1,113 people while placing another 5,558 in preventive detention. The police said that it has registered 327 cases so far.

Detention Number in UP Exceeds GoI’s Official Figure for Detentions in Kashmir

December 27, 2019

Editors Guild Expresses Serious Concerns Over Arrests of Journalists by Yogi’s Police

June 10, 2019

The Uttar Pradesh police have arrested two journalists for allegedly defaming state's chief minister Yogi Adityanath.

Samajwadi Party Releases First List of Candidates for Lok Sabha; Mulayam to Contest From ‘Safest’ Seat

March 8, 2019

The Samajwadi Party released the first list of six candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Friday. The list includes SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav's cousins Dharmendra Yadav and Akshay Yadav.

‘Encounter killings in UP Alarming’: UN slams Yogi Govt.; Takes Notice of Encounter Killings in UP

January 12, 2019

Today, on 11 January 2019, four UN human rights experts have expressed alarm about allegations of at least 59 extrajudicial killings by police in Uttar Pradesh since March 2017.

Hatred And Impunity Killing People In Uttar Pradesh: Amnesty India

December 4, 2018

A police officer in Uttar Pradesh has become the latest victim of mob lynching and attacks by cow vigilantes. This attack is a consequence of the growing impunity that perpetrators of cow-related violence have in Uttar Pradesh, Amnesty India said today.