Astha Savyasachi

Astha Savyasachi is a Delhi-based journalist who writes on human rights issues and has written for publications like Al Jazeera, The Wire, Scroll.in, Outlook, Himal South Asian and more.

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India’s home demolitions wipe off ‘labour of generations’

Rattled by communal violence and crushed by ‘bulldozer justice,’ poor Muslim families in Haryana state’s Nuh district say they have hit a dead-end in their own country.

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India’s home demolitions wipe off ‘labour of generations’

Inter-religious clashes displace Muslims in north India

The fear of radical Hindu outfits engineering another attack and arbitrary police detentions has forced hundreds of Muslims to flee their homes and seek refuge with their friends and relatives who live miles away.

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Inter-religious clashes displace Muslims in north India

Handcuffed and grieving: Rohingya in India face arbitrary detentions

Amid growing anti-refugee rhetoric by right-wing groups, Muslims from Myanmar are being arrested and thrown in detention centres without legal services.

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Handcuffed and grieving: Rohingya in India face arbitrary detentions

India’s Modi is pushing for a Uniform Civil Code but not all are happy

Minority groups and tribals fear that the majority-centric civil laws will infringe on their religious freedom and severely impact their way of life.

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India’s Modi is pushing for a Uniform Civil Code but not all are happy

Sikkim's cradle: How an Indian state is fighting low birth rates

A scenic state in the Himalayas grapples with the lowest fertility rate in India due to a host of socio-economic factors.

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Sikkim's cradle: How an Indian state is fighting low birth rates