State opposes Anand Teltumbde’s ABA in Court

13/12/2019 Maya

The Asia Age / by The Asia Age

State argued that the Bhima-Koregaon accused received Rs 10 lakh from CPI (Maoist).
The state government argued that professor Teltumbde is an active member of the banned outfit, CPI (Maoist), and its frontal Naxalite organisations, and works as a recruiter and fund collector for these organisations. Justice P.D. Naik was hearing the ABA of Teltumbde and journalist Gautam Navlakha. Special public prosecutor Aruna Pai argued before the court that the investigation has gone beyond Bhima-Koregaon and the riots, and that professor Teltumbde’s name came up for the first time in August 2018.
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SEALED ENVOLOPE SUBMITTED TO COURT AGAINST ACTIVIST ANAND TELTUMBDE

13/12/2019

MUMBAI: A prosecutor on Wednesday submitted a sealed envelop containing material against civil rights activist Anand Teltumbde to argue for his arrest in the Elgar Parishad case.
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Teltumbde’s custodial interrogation is necessary, Police tells HC

13/12/2019 Maya

The Free Press Journal / by Staff Reporter

Mumbai: In a bid to secure the custody of academician Anand Teltumbde, the Pune Police on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that the professor had an ‘active’ connection with the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) (CPI M) group.
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STATE OPPOSES ANAND TELTUMBDE’S ABA IN COURT

13 / 12 / 2019

The Asian Age / by The Asian Age

State argued that the Bhima-Koregaon accused received Rs 10 lakh from CPI (Maoist).
Mumbai: The state government has vehemently opposed the anticipatory bail application (ABA) of professor Anand Teltumbde, accused of instigating riots at Bhima-Koregaon.
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Call: Still We Resist – Rise in Defense Of Human Rights! (Dec 20)

11/12/2019 Maya

By Mumbai Rises to Save Democracy

Still We Resist!
A Public meeting of Activists,
Students and People’s Movement to observe Human Rights Day !
Dadar Matunga Cultural Center

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Bhima Koregaon accused write to human rights panel

11/12/2019 Maya

The Hindu / by Sonam Saigal

Letter condemns ‘environment of fear promoted by State’
On International Human Rights Day on Tuesday, all nine accused in the Bhima Koregaon violence wrote to the chairperson of the State Human Rights Commission, “condemning the environment of fear and criminalisation promoted by the State wherein the human rights of Indian citizens and especially those of human rights defenders who are critical of State policies are under threat.”
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Bhima Koregaon accused write letter on being imprisoned for dissent [read letter]

10/12/2019 Maya

Scroll.in / by Scroll Staff

The signatories to the letter said that their bail applications were rejected by the court in spite of the reputations they had.
Eight of the 10 accused in the Bhima Koregaon case on Tuesday wrote to the Maharashtra Human Rights Commission, alleging that the state government had imprisoned them due to their dissenting views as defenders of human rights.
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Organisations demand release of 9 activists in Koregaon Bhima violence case

10/12/2019 Maya

Pic: Mumbai Rises To Save Democracy

The Business Standard / by Press Trust of India

Noted journalist Nikhil Wagle, who was present at the press conference, said, “These cases were foisted by the previous Devendra Fadnavis government.
Several organisations under the banner ‘Mumbai Rises to Save Democracy’ on Monday demanded that the Maharashtra government drop charges against nine activists arrested in the Koragoan Bhima caste violence case.
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DEMAND TO RELEASE ARRESTED ACTIVISTS

10 / 12 / 2019

The Hindu / by Ajeet Mahale

Principles of bail apply to UAPA cases too, says lawyer; the law has no place in a democratic country, says journalist.
Activists, lawyers and literary figures on Monday demanded the release of the nine human rights activists arrested in the Bhima Koregaon conspiracy case, calling the charges and case false and an act of political vendetta.
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Demolishing Human Rights in India

09/12/2019 Maya

Sabrang India / by Fr Cedric Prakash

This past year from December 2018, had two significant 70th anniversaries: first, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (10 December 1948) and then, of the promulgation of the Constitution of India (November 26, 2019). It is quite certain that the makers of the Indian Constitution took inspiration from the UDHR. Strangely enough, as if on cue, everything possible is done by the powers that control the destiny of the nation, to demolish human rights and the values enshrined in the Constitution!
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Mumbai demands immediately release all 9 arrested activists in Bhima Koregaon case

08/12/2019 Maya

Hello Mumbai News / by Aleem Shaikh

It has been nearly a year and half since 9 human rights defenders were arrested on the pretext of the violence that ensued on January 1, 2018, when Hindutva mobs attacked Dalit Bahujans marching to Bhima Koregaon to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the battle that led to the defeat of Peshwa rule. In the aftermath of that incident, the homes of the defenders were raided, and false cases foisted on them.
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Chhattisgarh: Story of another ‘encounter’

08/12/2019 Maya

The Indian Express / by Dipankar Ghose

On June 28, 2012, 17 people were killed in Chhattisgarh in what was then called “the biggest Maoist encounter”. With a judicial commission now punching holes in the official version of the incident, The Indian Express travels to Sarkeguda and finds that while much has changed in these years, some things haven’t — the memories of that night, and the wounds that refuse to heal.
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Tribals, trade unions share shelf space

07/12/2019 Maya

The Hindu / by Ananya Biswal

The annual bookfair at Shivaji Park on Friday had a blue-white sartorial theme: those who manned the stalls drew attention to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s way of life by wearing blue ribbons over white shirts.
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