en | 2:08 min | 2020
Indian Cultural Forum / Newsclick / by ICF TEAM
Young poets — Sabika Abbas Naqvi, Naveen Chourey, Aseem Sundan, Kaushik Raj, Poojan Sahil, Mandvi Mishra and Hussain Haidry — have come together in solidarity with renowned poet Varavara Rao. Condemning the State’s blatant and callous disregard for the health of Varavara Rao, they demand immediate release of the poet.
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By India Civil Watch & Indian Cultural Forum (ICF)
On January 1, 2018, a group of people who had gathered at the site of the battle of Bhima Koregaon, were attacked by Hindutva forces. What followed, is a witch hunt – 11 activists have since been falsely implicated and put behind bars for their alleged, but unproved, role in inciting violence on that day. The civil society in India has come together once again, demanding the release of the wrongfully imprisoned. These videos, released by the Indian Civil Watch, is a part of one such effort.
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en | 1:41 min | 2020
By Amnesty International India
The words of 80-year old #BK11 activist/poet Varavara Rao have inspired many. During the #COVID19 pandemic @meenakandasamy @NitashaKaul & Apoorvanand bring his words to life & call for his immediate release along with that of 10 other activists on humanitarian grounds.
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7:27min | 2020
By friends of Mahesh #freemahesh
Mahesh Raut, our brother and friend, is in jail for over 2 years. For defending democracy, in his home district, Gadchiroli. He deserves to be free.
This video is an attempt to present the real picture which paid media won’t show you.
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By Amnesty International India
Over the past 2 years, Sudha & 10 other activists have been repeatedly denied bail. In the wake of the #COVID19 pandemic, we at @AIIndia are concerned about their health. The Indian Government must immediately release the activists on bail on humanitarian grounds!
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en | 5:04 min | 2020
Peoples Dispatch / by Peoples Dispatch
June 6 marks the second anniversary of the arrest of activists in India as part of the Bhima Koregaon or Elgar Parishad case. This case has become a prime example of the targeting of those who are critical of India’s current far-right wing government led by prime minister Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In this video, we look at the case and those who are being targeted.
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en/marathi | 3:46 min | 2020
By The Boston Coalition
Today is 2 yrs. since peaceful activists were first arrested in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case.
Stop the misuse of draconian UAPA & NSA laws in India!
We fight to #FreeBK11!
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en | 13:35 min | 2020
By Dalit Camera
In conversation with P Pavana, daughter of revolutionary writer Varavara Rao. She speaks to us about Varavara Rao’s health conditions amidst the Corona crisis and the court’s persistent refusal to grant bail.
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en | 4:32 min | 2020
The COVID 19 Lockdown has exposed how the ruling regime considers repressing democratic voices as an ‘essential service’. UAPA and Sedition laws have been used to for a witch-hunt of those who stand by secular, progressive ideals. Peasant and working class organizers, democratic rights defenders, lawyers, journalists and others have also been arrested under these colonial-era laws.
Angela Davis, activist in prison abolition movement and anti-racism revolutionary, speaks in solidarity with those being targeted today under UAPA.
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en | 4:33 min | 2020
The Quint / by The Quint
Anand Teltumbde’s last message to his wife and daughter before surrendering to the NIA on 14 April was, “Carry on with life.” His wife Rama Teltumbde recalls how their lives changed completely since police raided their house in Goa in 2018 over Bhima Koregaon Probe.
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