17.11.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Kashmir votes amid tight security"

Kashmir: Unusual rush of voters marks first phase of elections for new state government [ID 109292]

13.11.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"India extends ban on rebel groups"

Assam: India extends a ban on 2 separatist groups blamed for last month's serial blasts [ID 109145]

13.11.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Bollywood film stopped over fears"

Maharashtra state: Authorities block the release of a Bollywood film, saying it could create law and order problems [ID 109147]

13.11.2008 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Act with restraint during elections in Jammu & Kashmir [ASA 20/028/2008]"

Jammu and Kashmir: AI calls for the security forces to act with restraint during the elections in November and December 2008; at least 40 people were killed in June and August 2008 when security forces and the state police used force against protestors defying curfew restrictions [ID 109181]

11.11.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Policeman held for India blasts"

Assam: Policeman arrested in connection with a serial bomb blasts last month which killed more than 80 people [ID 109076]

10.11.2008 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières 

"Journalists denied visas for India after critical reporting"

Journalists denied visas for India after critical reporting [ID 109003]

07.11.2008 - Source:Guardian

"India's crackdown on a sexual 'menace'"

5 hijras - a traditional cultural identity for working-class transgender people who, born as men, identify as women - arrested by police; discrimination of hijras remains common [ID 108896]

06.11.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Curfew in Kashmir to stop march"

Kashmir: A curfew is in force in Indian-administered Kashmir to prevent a proposed march by separatist groups [ID 108767]

06.11.2008 - Source:Hanns Seidel Stiftung

"Indien Monatsbericht Oktober 2008"

Monthly report on recent developments (October 2008) [ID 109315]

03.11.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"India minister escapes rebel hit"

West Bengal: A federal minister escapes a landmine set off by suspected Maoist rebels, the police says [ID 108482]

03.11.2008 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Further information on Urgent Action 236/08 (ASA 20/018/2008, 27 August 2008) [ASA 20/026/2008]"

Kandhamal district: Violence against the Christian minority subsided during October and the district is now relatively calm [ID 108555]

31.10.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"India explosions death toll rises"

Assam: The death toll in a series of bomb explosions has risen to more than 70, officials say [ID 108473]

31.10.2008 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"India: Violence in Assam - Battle for the Bodo heartland" , Author: Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

Assam: Brief report on ethnic violence between Bodo tribals and Muslim settlers [ID 108509]

30.10.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Indian labourer killed on train"

Mumbai: Labourer is beaten to death on a train, in the latest attack on migrant workers, police say [ID 108304]

30.10.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Deadly blasts rock Indian state"

Assam: At least 50 people are killed in a series of bomb explosions, police say [ID 108305]

30.10.2008 - Source:Guardian

"Deadly bomb blasts rock north-east India"

Assam state: More than a dozen bomb blasts, leaving 48 dead and more than 300 injured [ID 108318]

29.10.2008 - Source:World Organisation Against Torture 

"Lack of proper investigation into torture and ill-treatment allegations in West Bengal [IND 291008]"

West Bengal: Allegations of torture and ill-treatment of farmer and his son not properly investigated [ID 108535]

28.10.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"India bus killing sparks protests"

Mumbai: Senior politicians protest against the killing of a migrant worker by police [ID 108149]

28.10.2008 - Source:Guardian

"David Griffiths: The government must act now to prosecute those who have sullied India's proud tradition of tolerance" , Author: David Griffiths (Christian Solidarity Worldwide)

Brief recapitulation of and commentary on violence by radical Hindus against Christian groups in Orissa state during August and September 2008 [ID 108228]

28.10.2008 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"Stop Abuse of Sexual Rights Activists"

Bangalore: Police accused of violence, sexual Abuse against 42; Human Rights Watch calls on Indian authorities to investigate mass arrests of transgender people and ill-treatment of activists working on sexual orientation and gender-identity issues [ID 108230]

27.10.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"'Militants die' in Kashmir battle"

Kashmir: Troops say they have shot dead at least 5 militants in a fire fight [ID 108138]

26.10.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Police 'kill Kashmiri protester'"

Kashmir: Police fire on separatist demonstrators, killing one and injuring 3, eyewitnesses say [ID 108097]

24.10.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Raped Indian nun denounces police"

Roman Catholic nun raped in wave of anti-Christian violence [ID 108092]

23.10.2008 - Source:Asian Centre for Human Rights 

"India: Time for Multilateralism in Sri Lanka"

Information on situation of Tamils in Sri Lanka and India's role in the conflict (India's concern for Tamils, India's role in peace efforts, Indian foreign policy) [ID 108170]

23.10.2008 - Source:Guardian

"Anindita Sengupta: When a woman gets attacked in the street, the Indian authorities seem to think it's her own fault"

Recent killing of female journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, in Delhi, launched debate on safety of women in urban areas; authorities often reply by restricting freedom of women, instead of applying measures coping with actual problems of lacking security [ID 107987]