The Last Walk Outside: 71-Year-Old Hooghly Labourer Lynched Amid Allegations of Post-Poll Intimidation
A fact-finding report by the APCR reveals the brutal lynching of 71-year-old labourer Sk. Shahaalam in Hooghly, West Bengal. The killing, following post-poll extortion threats, has devastated a fragile household by taking its primary breadwinner. Today, an pervasive atmosphere of fear and anxiety silences the traumatized village.
Cleaner Streets, Emptier Homes: The Cost of West Bengal’s New Bulldozer Drive
Weeks after the new BJP government took office, a sweeping anti-encroachment drive across West Bengal has transformed bustling railway markets into demolition sites. From Jadavpur to Konnagar, midnight operations have left thousands of hawkers facing sudden eviction, sparking fierce protests and a profound constitutional crisis over the right to livelihood.
After Akbar Ali Mondal’s Killing, Pani Sol’s Hawkers Ask: How Will We Survive?
Pani Sol (Bankura): Every morning before sunrise, hundreds of bicycles and motorcycles roll out of Pani Sol village in West Bengal's Bankura district. Plastic...
Bulldozers, Evictions and Fear: The Human Cost of Bengal’s New Governance
Just a month has passed since the new government came to power in West Bengal, but for many ordinary people, life already feels different.
There...
‘Bulldozers, AI and Freedom of Speech’: Bengal’s New BJP Govt Faces Sharp Questions at Kolkata Roundtable
A Kolkata roundtable debated Bengal BJP government’s healthcare policies, bulldozer actions, freedom of speech concerns, minority anxieties, and AI opportunities, urging constitutional governance and inclusive development over partisan politics
Kolkata’s Longest Morning: When the Silence of the Streets Met the Roar of the Screen
As BJP’s victory became clear in Bengal, fear, rumours, violence and political shifts spread rapidly, leaving many ordinary people feeling the state had entered a deeply uncertain new phase
