Category Political Prisoners
There are questions about the manner in which Ranjit Singh, 22, was arrested and the case registered against him. On January 30, an image of a young man’s face being crushed by Delhi police boots went viral on social media…. Continue Reading →
During a protest last month, Haryana police arrested the 24-year-old under charges including murder and extortion among others. Preetha Nair Days after being granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Dalit labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur spoke to Outlook about… Continue Reading →
The Dalit activist has been beaten and tortured in jail, but his spirit remains untamed, asserts his best friend by astha Four years ago, after a screening of a film based on Shaheed Bhagat Singh in Haryana’s Sonipat, when everyone… Continue Reading →
One year since his incarceration, a man who campaigned against hate crime is defending himself in three cases, including the Delhi riots conspiracy case, which invoked India’s anti-terror law. In one bail order, the judge highlighted the “vindictiveness” of the… Continue Reading →
Defending our land is NOT A CRIME!” And yet, 14 villagers of Sab Wai village, Thailand, have been unfairly convicted of trespassing, utilizing, and clearing land in Sai Thong national park, a land on which they have been living for generations, making their… Continue Reading →
The Dalit activist had alleged that she was severely beaten and tortured in police custody. The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday granted bail to labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur in the third case lodged against her, Bar and Bench reported. Kaur, a… Continue Reading →
By Rajiv Shah Quoting a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) report, “Amnesty Move To Strip Navalny Of ‘Prisoner Of Conscience’ Status Sparks Outcry”, a Moscow-based journalist, Fred Weir, whom I peripherally during my Moscow days (1986-93), has brought into the light… Continue Reading →
Dalit activist Shiv Kumar, co-accused in Nodeep Kaur case, has 2 fractures, 6 other injuries: Report The injuries are more than two weeks old, the medical report said. Kumar’s father alleged that the activist, arrested on January 16, was tortured… Continue Reading →
24th Feb, 2021: National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM), along with the other undersigned civil society groups, movements, activists, academics and concerned citizens came together to write to the Union Environment Minister, Union Tribal Affairs Minister and the Chief Minister, Odisha, calling upon… Continue Reading →
Nodeep comes from a family of vocal women activists associated with Left groups. She joined Mazdoor Adhikar Sangathan soon after she got a job at a bulb factory in Kundli. TARAN DEOL 24 February, 2021 8:00 am Muktsar (Punjab)/Kundli (Haryana): Flags of… Continue Reading →