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15.05.2008 - Source:
Guardian
"Indian Mujahideen claims responsibility for Jaipur blasts"
Jaipur: The Indian Mujahideen, an Islamic militant group, claimed responsibility for a series of bomb blasts that killed 63 people; their aim is to disrupt the tourist industry [ID 96720]
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15.05.2008 - Source:
BBC News
"'Fourteen killed' by Assam rebels"
Assam: Separatist rebels say, they have killed 14 people in two separate attacks; the rebel group is fighting for an independent homeland for the Dimasa tribe [ID 96731]
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14.05.2008 - Source:
BBC News
"Curfew imposed after India blasts"
Jaipur: A curfew is imposed after a series of blasts killed at least 60 [ID 96641]
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13.05.2008 - Source:
BBC News
"Blasts rock Indian tourist city"
Jaipur: At least 60 people are killed after a series of bomb blasts, police say [ID 96643]
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13.05.2008 - Source:
Reporters Sans Frontières
"Photographer killed in clashes in Kashmir"
Kashmir: Photographer killed in clashes between security forces and militants [ID 96762]
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11.05.2008 - Source:
BBC News
"Several die in Kashmir violence"
Samba District / Kashmir: 8 people killed in violence involving armed militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir; 4 civilians, among them a journalist, 1 Indian soldiers and militants among the dead [ID 96533]
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06.05.2008 - Source:
BBC News
"Many hurt in India farm clashes"
West Bengal State: Fresh clashes in Nandigram area between supporters of ruling communist party and people adherent to opposition; according to police, 7 injured [ID 96337]
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02.05.2008 - Source:
Christian Solidarity Worldwide 
"CSW condemns "worst anti-conversion law yet""
Gujarat State: Authorities implement new anti-conversion law; any convert to another religion could face a year’s imprisonment now [ID 96481]
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30.04.2008 - Source:
BBC News
"'Top Kashmiri militant' is killed"
According to police in Indian-administered Kashmir, Sajad Afghani, senior member of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, banned pro-Pakistan militant group, has been killed in a police raid in town of Sopore [ID 96028]
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30.04.2008 - Source:
US Department of State
"Country Report on Terrorism 2007"
Country Reports on Terrorism (including detailed list of terrorist organisations) [ID 96408]
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29.04.2008 - Source:
Reporters Sans Frontières
"Government bans Pakistani stations in Kashmir"
Kashmir: Government bans Pakistani stations from cable TV [ID 95973]
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29.04.2008 - Source:
Human Rights Watch
"Fair Trial Doubtful for Honored Rights Advocate"
Chhattisgarh: Concerns about fair trial of Human rights defender Dr. Binayak Sen; he was charged for being a member of a "terrorist organisation" in February 2008, likely for political reasons [ID 96121]
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29.04.2008 - Source:
ReliefWeb
"Five killed in Indian-Kashmir violence" , Author: Reuters Foundation
Kashmir region: 4 Islamic rebels and a policeman died in three clashes, police said [ID 96316]
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24.04.2008 - Source:
Guardian
"India to increase penalties for aborting girls"
Government signals it will impose tougher sentences on doctors who illegally abort female foetuses [ID 95845]
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24.04.2008 - Source:
World Organisation Against Torture
"Alleged extra-judicial killings of two men in Manipur [IND 240408]"
Manipur: 2 members of the indigenous Muslim minority allegedly extra-judicially killed [ID 96073]
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22.04.2008 - Source:
World Organisation Against Torture
"Release of all participants to a peaceful demonstration [IND 005 / 0408 / OBS 058.1]"
Sathyamangalam, Tamil Nadu: 400 participants of peaceful demonstration of Special Task Force victims arrested and released the same day [ID 96068]
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20.04.2008 - Source:
Guardian
"Refugees warn of new tide of ethnic expulsions"
Article on Bhutanese refugees' living conditions abroad and political developments in country: Tens of thousands of unregistered Bhutanese refugees are living stateless and in poverty in Nepal and India [ID 95448]
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16.04.2008 - Source:
Asian Centre for Human Rights 
"The State versus Kataria - The Impunity of the Indian Army and Lessons from Nepal"
Brief report on enforced disappearances, extrajudicial executions and impunity of the army; the murder case of Showkat Ahmad Kataria [ID 95613]
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15.04.2008 - Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada 
"Whether members of the Akali Dal (Mann) / Akali Dal (Amritsar) party are harassed and arrested for participating in party gatherings, for publicly complaining about the treatment of Sikhs by Indian authorities or for calling for the creation of Khalistan (separate homeland for Sikhs); whether police regard members of the Akali Dal (Mann) party with suspicion and monitor them for signs of any links with terrorism (2005 - 2008) [IND102547.E]"
Query respose on question whether members of the Akali Dal (Mann) / Akali Dal (Amritsar) party are harassed and arrested for participating in party gatherings, for publicly complaining about the treatment of Sikhs by Indian authorities or for calling for the creation of Khalistan (separate homeland for Sikhs); whether police regard members of the Akali Dal (Mann) party with suspicion and monitor them for signs of any links with terrorism (2005 - 2008) [ID 96478]
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14.04.2008 - Source:
Human Rights Watch
"Stop Evicting Displaced People"
Andhra Pradesh: Government is asked to ensure protection and assistance for people displaced by violence in neighbouring Chhattisgarh; stopping eviction and relocation of tens of thousands from their forest settlements is demanded [ID 95208]
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14.04.2008 - Source:
BBC News
"India hit by two Maoist attacks"
Bihar and West Bengal: Maoist rebels kill nine people in separate attacks, police say [ID 95191]
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11.04.2008 - Source:
BBC News
"Protest over graves in Kashmir"
Kashmir/Srinagar: A violent protest over the discovery of 1,000 unmarked graves was broken up; the incident began when a group of women demanded an investigation into the whereabouts of the people who have disappeared after, it is alleged, they were arrested by Indian security forces [ID 95160]
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09.04.2008 - Source:
ReliefWeb
"India, Pakistan to review peace process next month: ministry" , Author: Agence France-Presse
India and Pakistan will review fourth round of slow-moving peace process launched in 2004, Pakistani foreign ministry says [ID 95082]
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08.04.2008 - Source:
BBC News
"Nepal border sealed ahead of poll"
Nepal's border with India is sealed for security ahead of elections, officials say [ID 94931]
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07.04.2008 - Source:
Human Rights Watch
"India: UN Rights Council Should Tackle Impunity"
UN should insist that the government take strong steps to hold accountable members of its security forces responsible for torture, arbitrary detentions, killings, and disappearances, HRW says [ID 94893]
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