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Indian govt accused of war on activists ahead of election

05/02/2019 Rani

Asia Times / By Asia Times

The arrest of activists linked to the Bhima Koregaon violence continues amid fears case has been politicized.
The Bhima-Koregaon riots case in Maharashtra has taken multiple twists and turns over the past year, from arbitrary arrests to dubious evidence and delayed investigation to a conspiracy theory about a plot to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But recent developments show this has become a “state versus activists” case ahead of the election this year.
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No Evidence Against Teltumbde, Cops Seek Delay To Deny Justice

31/01/2019 Rani

Huffington Post / By By Pavan Dahat

Dalit intellectual’s lawyer says the Pune Police is running down the clock on the 4 week reprieve granted to Teltumbe by the Supreme Court.
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‘Urban Naxals’: It’s essential that right to dissent is not discarded in India, says Romila Thapar

29/01/2019 Rani

Scroll.in / By Romila Thapar

In November, the historian delivered a video message at the Unesco headquarters on the freedom of speech and expression in India.
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Full text: 82-year-old Stan Swamy, suspect in Bhima Koregaon case, ‘appeals to nation’s conscience’

25/01/2019 Rani

Scroll.in / By Scroll Staff

He criticised the government for targeting intellectuals working for the fundamental rights of the poor and labelling them ‘urban naxals’.
Jharkhand-based human rights activist and Catholic priest Stan Swamy, whose home was raided by the Pune police on August 28 in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case, on Friday released a statement criticising the government for targeting intellectuals working for the fundamental rights of the poor, and labelling them “urban naxals”.
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‘Bizarre, Concocted Theories’: The Many Holes in the Case Against Anand Teltumbde

19/01/2019 Rani

The Wire / By Sukanya Shantha

Facing imminent arrest, Teltumbde and his defenders say the case against him and nine other activists and lawyers stands on ‘flimsy’ grounds and is a ‘clear conspiracy to defame anti-caste political leaders’.
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Anand Teltumbde: “My Hopes Lie Shattered, I Need Your Support”

16/01/2019 Rani

The Citizen / By Anand Teltumbde

You may have learnt from the media that my appeal for quashing the false FIR against me filed by the Pune Police was rejected yesterday (14 January) by the Supreme Court. Fortunately, it gave me to four weeks to seek pre-arrest bail from the competent court.
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Strangers in our midst

27/12/2018 Rani

Indian Express / By Satish Deshpande

The decisive question for democracy in India: How should it deal with citizens who think differently and are annoying or inconvenient to ‘us’?
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Video: Maoist Plot: Missing Evidence?

25/12/2018 Rani

en | 26:24 min | 2018

NDTV / By NDTV

We examine the 5,000-page charge sheet filed against so-called ‘Urban Naxals’ to find more questions than answers.
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‘Maoist plot’ in Mumbai: 12 identical witness statements put police claims under doubt

19/12/2018 Rani

By scroll.in / Mridula Chari & Shone Satheesh

Five workers, who barely earned enough to support their families, have been arrested on charges of funding the Maoists.
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‘Urban naxal is something of an oxymoron’

13/12/2018 Rani

Frontline / By Ziya Us Salam

Interview with Professor Romila Thapar.
The term “urban naxal” was once used during peasant protests against the state. Today, it is used almost as a slur on those who ask uncomfortable questions of the state. The same fate meets those authors and poets who refuse to sing hosannas to state power.
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