Sign Petition: Land Rights Activist Mahesh Raut Needs to be Free
Poster: Solidarity campaign, June 2019
Gauri Lankesh News / by Gauri Lankesh News Desk
On 6th June 2018, Mahesh Raut, a land and adivasi rights activist, was arrested in relation to the Elgar Parishad case through the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The police charged Mahesh just as he was filing a petition to protect citizens whose lands are mined against their will. Members of Socialist Party (India) recently released a petition seeking signatories in support of Mahesh in the name of freedom of speech.
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