Month August 2018
NEPALI ORGANIZATIONS CONDEMN THE POLICE ACTION AGAINST CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS IN INDIA On Tuesday, August 28, the Pune Police orchestrated house raids and arrests of several civil rights activists and intellectuals in Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Rachi, Goa and Faridabad. Among… Continue Reading →
A poem in support of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. This poem has been previously published and is also included in an anthology on Enforced Disappearances published by the Amnesty International. By Basil Fernando Amnesty International… Continue Reading →
On the Ongoing Crushing of Dissent and People’s Movements by the Sangh and the State: Take forward the struggle for Real Democracy . Since early morning 28th August, homes of 10 well-known public activists in Mumbai, Ranchi, Hyderabad, Delhi, Faridabad… Continue Reading →
Activists’ arrest: Bharadwaj, who has consistently argued that laws such as the UAPA are draconian — which she now finds being used against her — had also challenged the Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act. Dipankar Ghose | Raipur | Published: August 30,… Continue Reading →
By TUSHAR DHARA | On 10 August, The Caravan published an article detailing how the BJP’s national president Amit Shah mortgaged two of his properties to enable his son Jay Shah’s firm Kusum Finserve LLP to obtain credit facilities from a cooperative bank. The BJP president’s… Continue Reading →
Strong condemnation NEW DELHI: Dalit Maharashtra leader Prakash Ambedkar is clear, that the raids on the houses of intellectuals in Maharashtra, but also in Goa, Delhi, Hyderabad has all to do with the Sanatan Sanstha and the currrent investigation going on… Continue Reading →
The man whose FIR pune police is pursuing is smitten by Bhide and Ekbote. by- Parth MN “We had a candid discussion with Bhide Guruji today on various subjects including Constitution, Manusmriti and Hindutva. I told Guruji, ‘We are devout followers… Continue Reading →
A constitutional republic can only survive if there is a semblance of the rule of law. But yesterday the rule of law broke down. Raids and arrests occurred. Those who were arrested didn’t have the charges read out to them…. Continue Reading →
Anuj Wankhede Ten years is a long time – One decade, half a score or third of a generation. That’s the number of years since the fight against a nuclear power project has been raging in Jaitapur, Maharashtra on the… Continue Reading →
Gautam was picked up along with five others for allegedly protesting without permission. YOUTUBE/CHALCHITRA ABHIYAAN The Uttar Pradesh police detained Dalit activist Dr. Sushil Gautam and five others in Meerut on Thursday, allegedly for holding a protest without permission. HuffPost… Continue Reading →