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[DeboNa @mrsdallowayyyyy]

Documenting is a double-edged sword. Didn't realise this until now.

[Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) @internetfreedom]

Protests are increasingly being policed not just with barricades and lathis, but with AI-powered surveillance. Facial recognition systems can identify, track, and profile people in public spaces, raising serious concerns for privacy, free expression, and the right to protest.

Watch the video to understand how these systems work, why they matter, and how you can document protests responsibly without putting others at risk.

[Amrita Dutta @damrita]

‘I was shot, but the police kept beating me’: Bihar youth recount police brutality in Siwan

AK-47 fired, bystanders shot at without warning.

@ZamanRokibuz_ reports on the extreme crackdown in Bihar on student protests

@scroll_in
https://t.co/IdZQ3VLGUe

[Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) @internetfreedom]

Hey friends, the IFF team has been working incredibly hard, but we've got to be honest about where we stand this month: we've got ₹4,90,682.81 in income against ₹9,76,575.77 in expenses (₹1,26,575.77 already spent + ₹8,50,000 in upcoming salaries), leaving us with a ₹4,85,892.96 deficit.

We haven't paid our colleagues their salaries yet, so if you're able to chip in, it would truly mean the world, no amount is too small, and even sharing this helps.

Thank you for being in our corner.

Donate: https://t.co/qSG7IzUpIX

[The Caravan @thecaravanindia]

📷It is nothing short of horrifying that Amit Shah is now the country’s home minister, responsible for maintaining domestic peace. Besides being tainted by charges in multiple fake encounters, Shah has been accused of using the state machinery to spy on a woman for Modi.

Worms in the Chocolate: The Indian media’s collective, voluntary amnesia. Report by Mitali Saran
from July 2019 : https://t.co/kcnayu9ZLk

[Edgar Allan Poeha @bhanilaessence]

Amit Shah must resign

[Riaa @hathiaursathi]

Nobody is asking for amit shah's resignation? Delhi police uske hi under ati hai bhai. It was his command to beat you to pulp.

[Tarun Gautam @TARUNspeakss]

Real face of Delhi Police

That student first joined hands, then began to take the hits. When Delhi policeman realised that body hits are not working, he hit him right in the face with the rod.

Guy dropped unconscious the very next moment. MP Renuka Chowdhury and others came for his rescue.

And CJI doesn’t have time for this

[Prashant Pundir @kafkasbluebug]

now is the time to bring every struggle into the streets. if you’re protesting, bring placards for the issues that rarely get cameras or headlines too: manipur, bastar and the militarisation of adivasi lands, corporate land grabs and forest rights, ken–betwa displacement, data centres consuming land, water and power, dalit displacement, farmers and workers, political prisoners, state surveillance, india’s deepening ties with israel, anti-muslim and anti-dalit lynchings, kashmir and attacks on dissent. these struggles do not exist in isolation.

bring their names. bring their placards. make the invisible struggles visible. because class consciousness must also be intersectional. our struggles cut across class, caste, religion, gender, region and community, and different people experience the might of the state and the bourgeoisie differently.

[Mohammed Zubair @zoo_bear]

Pellet gun shots. Pallet guns are part of RAF gear working in coordination with the Delhi Police.
Here's one more video.

[The Wire @thewire_in]

Fourth Case of Pellet-Like Injuries From Delhi Protests, 19-Year-Old Likely to Lose Sight in One Eye

Doctors have reportedly told Sahil Lochab's family that there is only a "1% chance" of vision returning to his right eye.

https://t.co/PDMWFgG9Z1

[Betwa Sharma @betwasharma]

"treated him like a terrorist"

Sahil Lochab's first operation was on 22 July, more than a day after pellet injuries on 20th

@_sabahgurmat met his family at AIIMS on 22nd night

He might turn “completely blind in his right eye”

2nd surgery is scheduled https://t.co/g90dACAv8C

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Videos emerge showing police using increasingly violent methods to stop India’s student protest movement in the capital New Delhi.

More than 100 students have reportedly been injured, amid claims some were hit by pellet guns.

[Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) @internetfreedom]

Network jammed at Jantar Mantar. BitChat + offline maps could save your protest day.

[Siddharth @svaradarajan]

The events of the past two days raise a profound constitutional question for all of us, writes @TeltumbdeA –– Why must citizens seek police permission to protest against their own government?

"More fundamentally, can the sovereign people of a democratic republic be required to obtain the executive’s permission before exercising their sovereignty?

"The question appears absurd when stated plainly. Yet it describes the everyday reality of Indian democracy. Every political organisation, trade union, student body or citizens’ collective wishing to hold a public demonstration is routinely instructed to obtain prior police permission. Permission may be granted, delayed, restricted, hedged with conditions or refused altogether. If a gathering proceeds without permission, it is readily declared “unlawful”, furnishing the legal pretext for dispersal, detention and criminal prosecution. What should have been regarded as an extraordinary restriction upon democratic freedom has become accepted as ordinary administrative procedure."

https://t.co/jaYU66TIxP

[sev 🕷️ @firstprvnce]

21 dead kids on your hands. growing number of dead student protestors On Your Hands. Resign now, save what is left of your soul.

[Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) @internetfreedom]

Please share. If you are an activist, journalist or content creator facing blocking or takedown orders, especially around the protests, reach out to us. IFF provides pro bono legal assistance. Email: [email protected]

[The Polis Project @project_polis]

In India's Bastar District, a new generation of Adivasi youth is being criminalized for demanding their constitutional rights. In this story that took over a year to report, Malini Subramaniam exposes how the state uses anti-terror laws to silence peaceful indigenous dissent.

[The Migration Story @TMigrationStory]

Set in a small town in Sikkim, Shape of Momo takes us through the journey of Bishnu (a remarkable Gaumaya Gurung), as a daughter of her motherland and a migrant woman in the metropolis, constantly grappling with her identity, beliefs, and politics.
As a daughter “raised like a son” in a largely matriarchal family, Bishnu carries her temper on her sleeves and moves in her world with an unapologetic conviction.
In her latest film, filmmaker Tribeny Rai crafts a tender, yet insightful exploration of migration, womanhood, and belonging.

Read this review by @zainabbqazi :
https://t.co/zwiBQGRiqG

[ساحل کاظمی @sahilkazmii]

Any bookstores in Delhi accepting pre-order requests for Umar Khalid’s new book?