Unlawful Activities: How the Indian prison system denies basic freedoms, rights and dignity to political prisoners

Even the UAPA prisoners under the full glare and scrutiny of the media were subject to a cavalcade of cruelties, large and small. This ranged from the denial of medical treatment, to the mental and physical cruelties of high-security prison cells, and even to being disallowed from speaking to relatives in their native language. Bhavya Dore and Sukhada Tatke write.

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https://www.thepolisproject.com/read/unlawful-activities-how-the-indian-prison-system-denies-basic-freedoms-rights-and-dignity-to-political-prisoners/

Intellectual Insurgency and Mahesh Raut

We are witnessing a pretend politics which lives on the time borrowed from a deferred revolution, write Divya Dwivedi and Shaj Mohan (excerpted from the authors' book Indian Philosophy, Indian Revolution: On Caste and Politics)

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https://thewire.in/rights/mahesh-raut-elgar-parishad-book-excerpt

'Every time I stepped out, the camera was on': Love and resilience in captivity with Gautam Navlakha

Sahba Husain relinquished her freedom to spend nearly two years in house arrest in a makeshift room with her partner of 30 years.

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https://scroll.in/article/1069346/every-time-i-stepped-out-the-camera-was-on-love-and-resilience-in-captivity-with-gautam-navlakha

Will Arundhati Roy be arrested?

By targeting the celebrated author, Narendra Modi is determined to show that none of those who defy his regime are safe, writes Alpa Shah.

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https://www.newstatesman.com/world/asia/india/2024/06/will-arundhati-roy-be-arrested

Introducing the BK-16 Prison Diaries series

The series offers a glimpse into the BK-16’s lives inside prison, as well as the struggles of their loved ones outside. Each piece in the series is complemented by Arun Ferreira’s striking and evocative artwork.

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https://www.thepolisproject.com/read/introducing-the-bk-16-prison-diaries-series/

What does the death of a jailed Jesuit priest say about India's democracy under Modi?

Stan Swamy had recently published a study of 3,000 people jailed for being members of banned Maoist groups. He found that 97% of them had no such affiliation and that many of their trials were held without lawyers, in a language they didn't understand. He'd filed a case on their behalf in the state court of Jharkhand, where he lived. All of this had embarrassed the government, he said.

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https://www.npr.org/2024/06/02/1250799690/india-democracy-modi-priest-jail-death

Bhima Koregaon: Gautam Navlakha gets bail as Supreme Court lifts stay on Bombay High Court order

A Bench of Justices MM Sundresh and SVN Bhatti refrained from extending the stay as the High Court order was detailed and also because the trial would take years to complete.

#GautamNavlakha #BhimaKoregaon #SupremeCourt #BombayHC #BhimaKoregaonCase #ElgarParishad #UAPA #PoliticalPrisoners #DraconianLaws #india

https://www.barandbench.com/news/bhima-koregaon-gautam-navlakha-gets-bail-supreme-court-lifts-stay-bombay-high-court-order

Maharashtra: Raising the bar from behind bars

Bhima-Koregaon accused Mahesh Raut and Sagar Gorkhe clear law exam even as their own controversial case drags on.

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https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-raising-the-bar-from-behind-bars-23348047

Delhi University's associate professor Hany Babu withdraws bail plea in Supreme Court

A bench of Justices Bela Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal took note of the submission of of the lawyer appearing for Babu, who said five other co-accused have been granted bail in the case.

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https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/delhi-universitys-associate-professor-hany-babu-withdraws-bail-plea-from-supreme-court-in-elgar-parishad-maoist-links-case/cid/2017415

Stay on bail for long period affects personal liberty and rights, feel experts

Elgaar Parishad case accused Mahesh Raut and Gautam Navlakha remain in jail for over four months since grant of bail by the Bombay High Court.

#BK16 #BhimaKoregaonCase #MaheshRaut #GautamNavlakha #BombayHC #UAPA #DraconianLaws #india

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/experts-say-stay-on-bail-for-long-period-affects-personal-liberty-and-rights-9258254/