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‘Activists are being persecuted for their stellar work’

‘Activists are being persecuted for their stellar work’


Drawing by Arun Ferreira

The Hindu / by Sonam Saigal

The lawyer, who is representing four accused in the Bhima-Koregaon case, says there is no evidence to link them to the CPI(Maoist).
Advocate R. Sathyanarayanan has been a trial lawyer for 26 years and has represented a few accused in the Harshad Mehta scam. Now, he is representing four of the 12 accused in the Bhima Koregaon violence case — Rona Wilson, P. Varavara Rao, Anand Teltumbde and Surendra Gadling.
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Misleading, fallacious medical report led to Sudha Bharadwaj bail denial: Relatives

Misleading, fallacious medical report led to Sudha Bharadwaj bail denial: Relatives


Chhattisgarh, Aug 28, 2020

Counterview / by Counterview Representative

The family members and friends* of Sudha Bharadwaj, who was arrested two years ago in the Bhima Koregaon Conspiracy Case, have described the denial of bail to the top human rights lawyer and labour leader by a division bench of the Bombay High Court on August 28 “as gross injustice.”
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Video: Revisiting the Bhima Koregaon Conspiracy Case

Video: Revisiting the Bhima Koregaon Conspiracy Case

TWO YEARS AND COUNTING…
Revisiting the Bhima Koregaon Conspiracy Case

SESSSIONS AND SPEAKERS
Bhima Koregaon Conspiracy Case: Mihir Desai • Vrinda Grover
Views from the Movements • Dr. Ravikumar • Aruna Roy • Nikhil Dey • Ulka Mahajan
Crushing Dissent Through Laws: Rebecca John • Prashant Bhushan
Cultural Performance: Relaa • Yalgaar
REMEMBRANCES
Family Members and Colleagues of: Sudha Bharadwaj, Anand Teltumbde, Gautam Navlakha, Shoma Sen, Mahesh Raut, Arun Ferriera, Surendra Gadling, Sudhir Dhawale, Vernon Gonsalves, Hany Babu, Rona Wilson, Varavara Rao.

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hindi + en | 4h | 2020
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Denial of Bail by Bombay HC is Gross Injustice: Kin and Colleagues of Sudha Bharadwaj

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

Chhattisgarh August 28, 2020

Kractivist / by 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 from Chhattisgarh.
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PUCL and other National Organizations Call for a Week of Protest

PUCL and other National Organizations Call for a Week of Protest

Mainstream Weekly / by Mainstream

Organizations from All Over India Issue a call for a Protest Week (Aug 28 – Sep 5), Urging People to Stand Up for Civil Liberties
Over 70 organizations and several individuals from around the country endorsed the call initiated by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties to conduct protest actions from August 28 to September 5, considering the deterioration in Civil Liberties in the recent past. This call was given marking August 28 as the day when two years ago, 5 human rights activists — Sudha Bharadwaj, Gautam Navlakha, Varavara Rao, Arun Ferriera and Vernon Gonsalves were arrested in the Bhima Koregaon Conspiracy Case.
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Rights Bodies Urge President Kovind to Note Several Blatant Human Rights Violations

The Wire / by The Wire Staff

New Delhi: The PUCL (People’s Union for Civil Liberties), Janhastakshep and Citizens for Democracy have collectively authored a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind, urging the release of intellectuals, writers, professors, students, anti-CAA activists implicated in the Elgar Parishad case and for the February Delhi violence. The signatories have also requested the repeal of the Citizenship Amendment Act and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, along with the restoration of Articles 370 and 35A in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Video: DISSIDENT STUDENTS ON ROAD! For their beloved dissidents imprisoned!

Video: DISSIDENT STUDENTS ON ROAD! For their beloved dissidents imprisoned!

By Release The Poet

bengali song | 4:19min | 2020
THE VOICE OF DISSIDENCE!
For the dissidents imprisoned! The ‘Release BK-12’ Protest at Jadavpur, Kolkata
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Organised by
RELEASE THE POET COMMITTEE & CRPP
Supported by
RSF, APDR, PUCL, BMC, BHIM ARMY, PFI, IFTU, NAREE CHETONA, GANATANTRIK SANGRAMI UDYOG, AIPF & NO NRC MOVEMENT
LAL-ON, LAL LANTHAN, JANOGANOMANO, PRATISARAN, EBONG JALARKA, UBUDASH & UNIT THEATER
NAPM stands in solidarity against state repression of activists, lawyers and progressive persons

NAPM stands in solidarity against state repression of activists, lawyers and progressive persons

By National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM)

Release all political prisoners, including Sudha Bharadwaj who has been imprisoned for 2 years!
Arrest the real criminals of ‘Bhima Koregaon’!
Repeal the UAPA Law!

28th August 2020: In India’s dark history of human rights violations, 28th August 2018 has become a very important day. On this day, Sudha Bharadwaj was arrested by Pune police from her home in Faridabad. On the same day, Gautam Navlakha from Delhi, Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves from Mumbai and Varavara Rao from Hyderabad were also arrested. Although Gautam Navlakha was granted relief from arrest for a while by the Delhi High Court, he was also arrested a few months ago. In the ‘Bhima Koregaon case’, baseless and false facts have been used to fabricate a criminal case. …

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