Republic TV’s hounding of rights activist shows ‘urban Naxal’ is convenient label to crush dissent
Scroll.in / By Raksha Kumar
The phrase is deliberately vague to cover a wide array of dissidents, human rights defenders say.
Read more
Video: „There Is an Attempt to Silence Lawyers Who Defend the Marginalised“
en | 12:20 min | 2018
The Wire / Jahnavi Sen interviews Sudha Bharadwaj
Bharadwaj, a human rights lawyer, has rubbished allegations made by Arnab Goswami’s Republic TV that she took money from and was corresponding with Maoists.
Watch video
Why my friend Mahesh Raut – accused in Bhima Koregaon violence – is not an ‘urban Maoist’
Dayliyo.in / By Sohini Shoaib
I have known Mahesh Raut since my days at the university and for me, he has always been a source of great strength, learning and encouragement. His calm and gentle presence was grounding to many and resulted in him being hugely popular in college. Most of my memories of Mahesh involve him being surrounded by people – of him strategising over how to postpone an assignment submission, planning a college festival or counselling younger batches of students who were struggling with homesickness, workload or something else.
Read more
Labelling Dalits and Adivasis as Maoists is an old state strategy for crushing dissent and criticism
Scroll.in / By Anand Teltumbde
In ‘Republic of Caste’, published this year, Anand Teltumbde writes about how Maoist and Naxalite labels make Dalits and Adivasis even more vulnerable.
Despite its mode of expression, the much-maligned Naxalite movement is essentially an act of dissent, a public protest, a fact occasionally acknowledged by the government itself, although the actions of the latter never reflect this admission.
Read more