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Lawfare

Stories in this category investigate how the law is instrumentalized globally to criminalize dissent, strip rights, erode due process, grant impunity, dismantle institutions, and craft judicial doctrines that legitimize racism, supremacy, and the persecution of entire communities.

Ministry of Comedic Affairs

Indian Govt Launches Ministry of Comedic Affairs
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The Oyerepa Afutu show hosted by Auntie Naa in Ghana

Sensationalism, Insensitivity, and Shock Value: Why Ghana’s Media Courts Cannot Replace Its Failing Justice System 
Menenaba

Silencing Solidarity: Europe’s lawfare against pro-Palestine activism
Sara Tanveer

Pakistan's blasphemy laws

A Holy Terror: The fear and control of blasphemy in Pakistan
Ana

The weaponisation of laws to prevent interfaith marriages in Uttarakhand
Poorvi Gupta

Photo of the ICJ from Craig Murray’s blog. 

Ray of Hope Amid Heart-Wrenching Horror: A Personal Account of The ICJ’s Ruling in South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel
Rameez Rahman

Unlawful Activities: How the Indian prison system denies basic freedoms, rights and dignity to political prisoners
Bhavya Dore and Sukhada Tatke

Arbitrarily detained under Public Safety Act: The case of Javaid Ahmad Parray
Rupsa Dey

Book Excerpt: Violent Modernities
Oishik Sircar

Book Excerpt: India’s Undeclared Emergency: Constitutionalism and the Politics of Resistance
Arvind Narrain

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