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Press Conference: Release Activists – Drop Charges

07/12/2019 Maya

By Mumbai Rises to Save Democracy

More than a year since 9 HRDs were arrested on the pretext of Bhima Koregaon violence. On January 1, 2018 Hindutva mobs attacked Dalit Bahujans in Bhima Koregaon. In the aftermath of the violence their homes were raided, false cases foisted on them. We demand from the newly formed Maharashtra govt. for the swift release of 9 HRDs, all false cases on Dalit youths to be quashed and actions on Hindutva leaders to be expedited. We also demand that the pretext of Bhima Koregaon not be used to further target activists and human rights defenders.

‘Seized letters do not make a case of UAPA against Gautam Navlakha’

07/12/2019 Maya

The Hindu / by Sonam Saigal

The advocate appearing for writer Gautam Navlakha told the Bombay High Court on Friday that the letters relied upon by the prosecution do not make a case of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
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Maharashtra to review non-serious cases over political protests

05/12/2019 Maya

The Hindustan Times / by Surendra P Gangan

The government, however, clarified that the cases it is considering withdrawing are non-serious in nature and that some, such as those registered for anti-state activities against the Elgar Parishad organisers will not be reviewed.
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Maharashtra govt already has a review report on cases against Maratha, Dalit protesters

05/12/2019 Maya

The Economic Times / by By Rashmi Rajput

A report prepared during the time of the Devendra Fadnavis govt lists only 56 out of a total 641 cases as serious. The list does not include cases linking prominent activists to the Elgaar Parishad event.
Mumbai: The new Maha Vikas Aghadi government has promised to review cases registered in the wake of the Koregaon Bhima violence and the Maratha quota stir, but a report on this filed by the Maharashtra police is already pending before the state home department.
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Not Just WhatsApp, Snooping Attack on Indian Activists Was Through Email Too

05/12/2019 Maya

Photo: EFF

The Wire / by Sukanya Shantha

Mumbai: It was not just Israeli spyware Pegasus that was used to digitally spy on human rights defenders and journalists in India.
A clear pattern of another well-coordinated and effectively designed digital attack has now emerged – this time through emails. These emails, all tailor-made to suit the interests of the individual receiver, were sent out between September and October 2019.
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Elgar Parishad accused get ‘cloned copies’ of seized electronic evidence

05/12/2019 Maya

The New Indian Express / by PTI

Defence lawyer Rohan Nahar, who is representing some of the accused, expressed disappointment over the data which was given.
PUNE: The Pune Police on Wednesday handed over ‘cloned copies’ of the electronic evidence seized during the investigation to the accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.
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Righting the wrong

04/12/2019 Maya

Millenium post / by Amritananda Chakravorty

Prone to misuse, an opportunity exists for CrPC Section 321 to be properly utilised by the Uddhav government for withdrawing false cases against Bhima Koregaon activists.
On November 28, 2019, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), a post-poll coalition between Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and Indian National Congress formed the government in Maharashtra under the aegis of Uddhav Thackeray, after almost a month-long drama.
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All documents handed over to Elgar accused; defence says hard drives empty

04/12/2019 Maya

Hindustan Times / by Shalaka Shinde

Part of the documents seized from nine activists arrested in the Elgar Parishad case were submitted to them in a Pune court on Wednesday even as the activists objected saying that the submitted documents were not what was requested by them.
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Elgar Parishad case accused VV Rao, 82, hospitalised in Pune before hearing

04/12/2019 Maya

Hindustan Times / by Shalaka Shinde

He was discharged on Wednesday evening.
Varavara Rao, 82, an accused in the Elgar Parishad case, has been hospitalised on Wednesday when he was scheduled for a hearing in the case.
As per protocol, the accused are brought to a lock-up at the Shivajinagar district court premises and then brought to the specific court they are scheduled to appear in.
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Will drop Koregaon Bhima cases: Uddhav to NCP leaders

04/12/2019 Maya

Times of India / by Prafulla Marpakwar & Swati Deshpande

MUMBAI: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday assured a delegation of NCP leaders that criminal cases filed against Dalit activists in connection with the violence at Bhima-Koregaon on January 2 and 3, 2018 would be withdrawn as early as possible …
The Bhima-Koregaon cases are different from the ones related to the Elgar Parishad rally held before the January violence. Nine activists held in the Elgar Parishad case have been accused of having links with the banned CPI (Maoist), which Pune police claim supported and funded the Elgar Parishad in Pune on December 31, 2017.
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