Tag Political prisoner
Hem Mishra brutally beaten on Nagpur Central Prison premises by Nagpur Police. Hem Mishra, Maroti Kurvatkar, and G Naga Saibaba demand strict action against guilty police personnel. (Below is the English Translation of a Press Note issued in Marathi by… Continue Reading →
PRESS RELEASE Sushma Hemant Ramteke, 30, an undertrial political prisoner currently lodged in Byculla District Prison was a victim of a brutal assault by jail staff and officers on 8.11.2013. She and four other co-accused women including Angela Sontakke, were… Continue Reading →
Sanhati May 8, 2013 by Prashant Rahi This is to bring to your notice the unrepentant high-handedness of the authorities of the Raipur Central Jail in Chhattisgarh as regards thedenial of fundamental and human rights to two of their under-trialinmates… Continue Reading →
Sanjay Kak’s new documentary is a love song to people across the country fighting to save our soul. Saroj Giri takes a first look SAROJ GIRI 11-05-2013, Issue 19 Volume 10 2 / 2 Director’s cut: Sanjay Kak Gandhi taught us that while a… Continue Reading →
COMMITTEE FOR THE RELEASE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS 185/3, FOURTH FLOOR, ZAKIR NAGAR, NEW DELHI-110025 Dated: 19.04.2013 Condemn the Growing Tendencies of Re-arrests of Political Activists! Condemn the Brutal Torture and Illegal Detention of Zakir Hussain!! Release Zakir Hussain and… Continue Reading →
COMMITTEE FOR THE RELEASE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS 185/3, FOURTH FLOOR, ZAKIR NAGAR, NEW DELHI-110025 ON MARCH 23—BHAGAT SINGH, SUKHDEV AND RAJGURU’S MARTYRDOM DAY OBSERVE THE WEEK 23-30 MARCH FOR THE UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE OF ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS! TO REPEAL ALL DRACONIAN… Continue Reading →
March 22, Kolkata– “The state government must immediately withdraw the petition challenging the Calcutta High Court’s decision. Political prisoner status is a democratic right and the government cannot take away this right,” said Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR)… Continue Reading →
These pamphlets released by the CPI (Maoists) calls for the celebration of adhikar saptah (rights week) for all political prisoners from 23 to 29 March Anil MishraMore by the author > March 21, 2013 The pamphlet by CPI Maoists that… Continue Reading →
PRESS RELEASE, NAGPUR , MARCH 21, 2013 Numerous countries across the world have abolished the death sentence as a form of punishment. However India, claimed repeatedly by its rulers to be a democratic country still retains this inhuman practice and… Continue Reading →
IN ORDER THAT THE DEAF GOVERNMENT HEAR, 11 TRIBAL WOMEN PRISONERS OBSERVE A DAY OF HUNGER STIKE!* On 13th December 2012, eleven tribal women political prisoners will be observing a one day hunger strike for the implementation of various demands… Continue Reading →