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Mere criticism is not #sedition, govt says in draft guidelines #draconianlaws #justice

Published: Friday, Oct 19, 2012, 19:33 IST Place: Mumbai | Agency: PTI Having burnt its fingers over the arrest of cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, the Maharashtra government today submitted a draft circular to the Bombay High Court, which says that a… Continue Reading →

Founder-president of the Kisan Sangharsh Samiti (KSS),Dr. Sunilam Gets Life-term in Case of Police Firing on Farmers’ Protest in 1997 #Fabricated

  ‘If you act against the system, you are either killed or cases are fabricated against you’ Dr. Sunilam, 51, Multai, Madhya Pradesh, 19th oct 2012 [Interview Courtesy: Tehelka] ‘The state is protecting industrialists at the cost of tribals’ ‘We want justice…. Continue Reading →

Press Note: Supreme Court order granting bail to Syed Kazmi

  The Kazmi Solidarity Committee welcomes the Supreme Court order granting bail to Syed Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi after seven months in custody on charges of involvement in the bomb attack on an Israeli diplomatic vehicle. The committee deplores the obstructive… Continue Reading →

Resizing the State- What if the Indian state is actually not big enough?

By MILAN VAISHNAV | October 1, 2012 MAHESH KUMAR A / AP PHOTO Although India can conduct elections for more than 750 million people, the state’s ability to deliver services remains lacking. IT IS SOMETHING OF AN UNDERSTATEMENT to say that the state of… Continue Reading →

A doctor walks into the heart of darkness

Oct 14, 2012 – Javed Anand, in Asian Age First, if you’ve not seen it already, go find the recent issue of a national weekly which has “The Silent Killers of Chhattisgarh” as its cover story. It’s not the story that… Continue Reading →

Attn Minnesota- ‘ Jai Bhim Comrade Screening” @Oct 16,2012 #mustshare

Carleton to Present Celebrated Indian Filmmaker Anand Patwardhan and Rare Screening of his Documentary Film, ‘Jai Bhim Comrade’ October 5, 2012 Noted and celebrated Indian documentary filmmaker Anand Patwardhan will host a discussion and screening of his groundbreaking film, “Jai Bhim… Continue Reading →

Alleging assault by CRPF jawans, Jharkhand tribals stage protests

  West Singhbhum (Jharkhand), October 8, 2012 Anumeha Yadav, The Hindu  Officials say demands for removal of CRPF camps are politically motivated Two separate incidents of alleged assault on village women by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans have triggered a… Continue Reading →

Kudankulam row: Thousands of villagers protest near plant

  Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Mala Das | Updated: October 08, 2012 13:57 IST Click to Expand & Play Kudankulam: Thousands of fishermen from 40 villages around the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu have surrounded the area from about… Continue Reading →

Sedition law threat to democracy: Binayak Sen

  By IANS, Kovalam: Rights activist Binayak Sen Saturday slammed the blanket use of the sedition law by the government on cartoonist Aseem Trivedi and the anti-Kudankulam protesters, warning this tendency was becoming a threat to free speech. “The government… Continue Reading →

This war against our own people-Report of All India Rally and Dharna

  CDRO – Report of All India Rally and Dharna October 7, 2012 COORDINATION OF DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS (CDRO) Out of 640 district of India, 101 are reeling under Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA). This war against our own… Continue Reading →

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