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Video: Arun Ferreira – Life in an Indian Prison

Video: Arun Ferreira – Life in an Indian Prison

en | 12:51 min | 2014

youtoube / produced by Faiza Khan

Arun Ferreira was arrested in May 2007 on fabricated charges under the Unlawful Activities and Prevention Act (UAPA). As soon as he was acquitted in a case, a new one would be conjured up. Finally out on bail in January 2012, Arun talks about life in prison and torture they were subjected to, through his sketches.
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Indian journalist Sudhir Dhawale discusses his release from prison

Indian journalist Sudhir Dhawale discusses his release from prison

First published: Jun 3, 2014

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)/ By Sumit Galhotra

After languishing in jail for 40 months, Mumbai-based journalist and activist Sudhir Dhawale has walked free. Dhawale was the only journalist in jail in India in late 2013, according to CPJ’s annual prison census. With his release, there are currently no other journalists behind bars in the country for work-related reasons.
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