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Bhima Koregaon arrests- Kabir Kala Manach cultural activist Jyoti Jagtap arrested #StandWithBK15

Pune ATS has today arrested Jyoti Jagtap (Member of Bhima Koregaon Shauryadin Prerana Abhiyan and Kabir Kala Manch). She will be transfered to NIA for custody. Yesterday, on 7 September, Sagar Gorkhe and Ramesh Gaichor were arrested late evening and… Continue Reading →

Stop arrests of activists and oppressed section in name of ‘ urban naxal ‘

On 7th September 2020, the RSS led BJP government’s mission to nullify/choke voices of activists and oppressed sections in India has hit another milestone after arresting Sagar Gorakhe and Ramesh Gaichor – members of Kabir Kala Manch (KKM), based in… Continue Reading →

Rwandan president calls ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Terrorist , denied access to lawyer

The man who saved more than 1,200 lives during the country’s 1994 genocide has been accused by the president of supporting violent opposition groups. The former hotelier said he has not given them any financial aid. Supporters of Paul Rusesabagina, the… Continue Reading →

Elgaar Parishad Case- NIA raises objection over Surendra Gadling’s interim bail after his mother’s demise

NIA says death certificate not filed By Bhavna Uchil The activist wants few days with family after his mother’s demise A file photo of Surendra GadlingPTI The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has objected to granting temporary bail to human rights lawyer… Continue Reading →

NCRB data: Higher share of Dalits, tribals, Muslims in prison than numbers outside

POSTED ON AUGUST 30, 2020 The latest data on prisons released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) show that Dalits, tribals and Muslims continue to be jailed in numbers disproportionate to their share in the population, unlike OBCs and… Continue Reading →

Meet Rona Wilson – He worked for release of political prisoners, now a prisoner himself !

Rona Wilson is a prison rights activist who has been in jail since April 2018 and denied bail several times. The Pune Police raided his home in Delhi on April 17, 2018, and arrested him subsequently for his alleged role… Continue Reading →

Kurdish human rights lawyer Ebru Timtik dies after 238-day hunger strike

By Dana Kennedy August 29, 2020 | 10:02am People mourn as they attend the funeral of Ebru Timtik, a human rights lawyer who died during a hunger strike in a Turkish prison to demand a fair trial for herself and colleagues, in IstanbulAP… Continue Reading →

Denial of Bail by Bombay HC is Gross Injustice: Kin and Colleagues of Sudha Bharadwaj

Exactly two years after her arrest in the infamous Bhima Koregaon Conspiracy Case, on Friday 28 August, a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court turned down the medical bail application of Sudha Bharadwaj, a well-known trade unionist and lawyer… Continue Reading →

Elgaar Parishad Case: NIA Summons Three Lawyers for Questioning

Among those summoned are Nihalsing Rathod, the defence lawyer for some of the accused in the case, and Viplav Teltumbde. Nihalsingh Rathod, NIA and Viplav Teltumbde. Photos: By arrangement/PTI Illustration Sukanya Shantha Mumbai: After questioning several academics and activists, the National Investigation… Continue Reading →

Immediately stop ‘relentless’ harassment of Delhi Varsity academics

Condemning summons to Delhi University professors Dr PK Vijayan and Rakesh Ranjan by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the Bhima Koregaon-Elgaar Parishad case, the civil rights network, Campaign against State Repression (CASR), has demanded an immediate cessation of this… Continue Reading →

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