Tag: political prisoners
Prison Blind to Basic Needs: Navlakha Denied Spectacles
Gautam Navlakha, 74, one of the many activists accused in the Bhima Koregaon case was not allowed to receive a new pair of spectacles...
Jharkhand boils in anger because of Stan Swamy’s wrongful arrest
Jharkhand capital Ranchi is witnessing large-scale unrest in response to the wrongful arrest of 83 year old Father Stan Swamy- a prominent...
Kafeel Khan urges EU to stand with all political dissenters
Dr. Kafeel Khan, who was previously arrested in UP, wrote a letter to the chair of the subcommittee on Human Rights in the European...
Rona Wilson: Fighting for Political Prisoners
Rona Wilson is a research scholar and has worked on the condition of political prisoners, the use of draconian laws such as the Unlawful...
Kashmir: The Shades of Freedom
Today, India celebrates its 74th independence day. There is a remarkable show of felicities. It appears that democracy in India is utopian, worthy of...
Why The State is So Afraid of Akhil Gogoi?
On the evening of December 12, 2019, soon after addressing a crowd of around a thousand protestors, Akhil Gogoi, leader of Krishak Mukti Sangram...
When the moon slips into Darkness: K Satyanrayana on Varavara Rao
Varavara Rao, 80-year old Telugu revolutionary poet, now incarcerated in Bhima Koregaon case and ailing in Nanavati Hospital, should not be left to die,...
The Undeclared Emergency: Draconian laws and Political Prisoners
One of the prominent features of authoritarian regimes is the high number of political prisoners. Those who are imprisoned because they have opposed or...
Faculty, Students across India call for the Release of Varavara Rao...
Faculty, Research Scholars and Alumni of Central and State universities, IITs, IISc, IISER and other institutes across the country have come together to ask...
Government Opposes Prof. GN Saibaba’s Bail Application
On Friday, the government opposed Professor GN Saibaba's bail application at the Bombay High Court. GN Saibaba is a former Delhi University professor who...
