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Evicted From Their Forests, Kenyan Hunter-gatherers Fight For Their Rights

Fred Ngusilo stoops to pick up a leather pouch, once used to collect honey, and a discarded shoe from the Mau forest floor, painful reminders that his Ogiek hunter-gatherer community once quietly flourished in southern Kenya, before they were evicted and their homes destroyed.

International Business Times · Aug 22, 2025

The death of Mukhtar Ansari | When the guns fall silent, the voices remain

Mukhtar Ansari's controversial life and death in Uttar Pradesh sparks political debates and public opinions.

The Hindu · Apr 4, 2024

Uttar Pradesh: Two notorious criminals arrested after police encounter in Mau

Two notorious criminals were arrested in a police encounter on Tuesday morning near Van Devi under the Sarailkhansi police station area, in Mau Uttar Pradesh. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Dec 12, 2023

Kenya's logging ban has been lifted – it's a political decision and a likely setback for conservation

Kenyan president William Ruto has lifted a six-year ban on logging, despite public objections. Ruto said it would create jobs and boost economic growth. Lisa E. Fuchs has studied the Mau Forest Complex, one of Kenya’s most important – and most threatened – forests. She unpacks the implications of this…

The Conversation · Jul 22, 2023

Mukhtar Ansari's gang most dreaded one in India, says Allahabad HC bench

PRAYAGRAJ: While observing that Mukhtar Ansari gang is the most dreaded criminal gang of India, the Allahabad high court has rejected the bail application of one Ramu Mallah, a member of Mukhtar gang, in a murder case of Mau district.

The Times of India · Mar 10, 2023

How politics has subverted conservation efforts to protect Kenya’s Mau Forest

The Mau Forest Complex is the largest montane tropical forest in East Africa. This is an ecosystem with rich biodiversity and characterised by high rainfall.

The Conversation · Aug 17, 2022

‘Didn’t come to check on us’: CAA protesters weigh up poll choices in Mau

“For 14 months and 10 days they were kept in jail. Photos from protests were used to suggest their involvement in violence when it was the handiwork of outsiders,” said Munawar Razai, 53, who runs a mattress store in Mau Sadar constituency in UP’s Mau district. “The administration always acts…

Newslaundry · Mar 7, 2022

Will Yogi Adityanath’s 'bulldozer' lead the BJP to victory in UP?

To keep the focus on law and order, the Yogi Adityanath government has been flaunting its “bulldozer” – the action taken against what it calls buildings linked to the “mafia”. But when Newslaundry visited Mau, several traders alleged that a particular community had been targeted in an unlawful manner under…

Newslaundry · Mar 5, 2022

U.P. Assembly elections | Jailed MLA Mukhtar Ansari’s son Abbas takes over mantle of Mau

Unlike father, he enjoys a clean image with no serious charges against him and is a former sportsperson

The Hindu · Feb 15, 2022