Category Political Prisoners
By Shruti Ganapatye, Mumbai Mirror | Updated: May 13, 2020, 06:41 IST Vernon GonsalvesThe activist is in Taloja jail, but cops visit his family and inquire about his whereabouts. The family members of human rights activist Vernon Gonsalves, who is in jail after his arrest… Continue Reading →
In all 185 persons – 158 prisoners and 26 jail staff – have tested positive so far. File image of Arthur Road jail in Mumbai. Photo: PTI/ Mitesh Bhuvad Mumbai: Conditions at the Arthur Road Central Prison in Mumbai have worsened,… Continue Reading →
Mumbai: As over 100 prisoners and staff members of Arthur Road jail have tested positive for Covid-19, it has created a panic amongst the inmates, especially those with a medical condition like hypertension, diabetes etc. A single-judge bench of Justice… Continue Reading →
One of People’s Review’s regular contributors, Soumo Mondal, is now in Kolkata Police’s custody for investigating into a gross irregularity in distribution of food grains meant for the poor through the public distribution system (PDS) in Kolkata. A local ration shop owner… Continue Reading →
About 1, 100 from all over India – organisations and individuals across religion, class, caste, ethnicity, ability, sexuality and genders – have issued a solidarity statement condemning what they have called “the targeted crackdown on Muslims and women activists in… Continue Reading →
May 3, 2020 This is a letter from Sameeya Zargar to her sister Safoora, currently lodged in Tihar Jail. Safoora, media coordinator of the Jamia Coordination Committee, has been charged under the draconian anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA)…. Continue Reading →
The Supreme Court also wants to reduce the Covid-19 risks posed by overcrowded jails, but there is little progress so far. Subhash Gatade Late in March, Sirous Asgari, a materials science and engineering professor from Iran, who is at present… Continue Reading →
The expertise the imprisoned doctor offered to the fight against COVID-19 comes from a self-driven struggle with encephalitis, which kills thousands every year Mrudula Bhavani May 2020 The Supreme Court directed on March 23 that all prisoners, under trial or… Continue Reading →
Reaffirming our faith in the Constitution on Ambedkar Jayanti Selfless services of doctors, health and sanitation workers and spontaneous relief efforts from ordinary citizens and civil society raises hope for India Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the… Continue Reading →
April 15th 2020 On April 14th, with undeniable irony, we have witnessed the surrender/arrests of Prof. Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Both Prof. Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha are known to us through their… Continue Reading →