On Wednesday, 16 July, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee mobilised supporters in Kolkata to protest what she described as the “harassment” of Bengalis in ...

Officials have picked up people across the country, most of them Muslim, citing a national security risk. Rights groups say the raids are targeting detainees’ religion and language. By Saif Hasnat and ...

Evictions target Bengali Muslims, linked to anti-immigrant sentiment Opposition sees actions as politically motivated ahead of elections in Assam Human rights groups criticise evictions, expulsions as ...

Indian authorities have forcibly pushed hundreds of Muslims into Bangladesh without due process, Human Rights Watch said. The rights group, based in the US, accused Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist ...

Indian authorities have expelled hundreds of ethnic Bengali Muslims to Bangladesh in recent weeks without due process, claiming they are illegal immigrants. The authorities’ claims that they are ...