Letter To The People Of India
Dr Anand Teltumbde’s open letter to the people of India before he was arrested on April 14 by the government on blatantly false charges.
Stop the Attempt to Intimidate Independent Media
Indian Cultural Forum, 4 April, 2020 We condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the FIRs filed against The Wire’s Founding Editor Siddharth Varadarajan by the police in Faizabad District, Uttar Pradesh. This is clearly an attempt to intimidate the media and muzzle its freedom. The Wire has been accused of causing panic when it reported…
‘After Justice Gogoi’s Nomination, All Judges and Their Verdicts Will Be Questioned’
Arfa Khanum Sherwani interviews Justice Anjana Prakash [The nomination of former chief justice of India Ranjan Gogoi as a member of the Rajya Sabha has come under criticism of from judges and political parties. It is even alleged that he was bestowed the favour for giving pro-government verdicts. Arfa Khanum Sherwani speaks to former judge…
Judicial Independence: Three Developments that Tell Us Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair
Madan B. Lokur I’d like to ask Bob Dylan a question for which the answer is not blowing in the wind: How many straws does it take to break a camel’s back? This question arises in the context of the independence of the judiciary which has been tested over the last couple of years as…
Academics, Activists Express Anguish at Akhil Gogoi’s Continued Incarceration
Gaurav Das More than 30 academics, intellectuals, advocates, senior journalists, writers, activists, advocates, former parliamentarians and others from across India issued a statement on Thursday (April 2) expressing their deep anguish over the incarceration of Assamese peasant leader and activist Akhil Gogoi. They worried about the consequences “for Indian democracy and the callous attitude of…
Don’t Pity Anand Teltumbde, Pity the System that Incarcerates Him
Anirban Goswami, Anupam Banerjee When he surrenders on April 6, 2020, as per the Supreme Court’s directions, professor Anand Teltumbde will be the first alumnus of the hallowed IIM, Ahmedabad, the first IIT professor and the first CEO of a company to be charged under the dreaded Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, which renders a person…
Survive and Revolt
Paul Street, March 20, 2020 “I Don’t Take Responsibility at All” Millions of U.S. -Americans are no doubt aghast over the Supremely Dangerous Asshole (SDA) Donald Trump’s statement about the coronavirus crisis in the country: “Yeah, no, I don’t take responsibility at all…” None. Zero. Nada. No accountability. At all. Remember Harry Truman’s little much…
Denying Interim Bail To Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha Is Alarming
Press Release Statement by MRSD on Supreme Court’s rejection of pre-arrest bail plea of Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha in the Bhima Koregaon violence case. Mumbai Rises to Save Democracy (MRSD) is deeply disappointed with the Supreme Court’s rejection of the plea by Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha seeking anticipatory bail in the cases…
An Inquiry in to the Anti-Muslim Violence in Northeast Delhi by a Team of Doctors that Visited the Affected Area.
Progressive Medicos and Scientists Forum An Inquiry in to the Anti-Muslim Violence in Northeast Delhi by a Team of Doctors that Visited the Affected Area. Members of the medical team1: Dr Vikas Bajpai – Assistant Professor, Centre for Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (Ph: 9717820427). Dr Harjit Bhatti – Former…
Harsh Mander’s Speech Which Centre Now Claims ‘Incited Violence’
Courtesy: The Wire Civil rights activist Harsh Mander has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking the registration of FIRs against BJP leaders Kapil Mishra, Parvesh Verma, Anurag Thakur and Abhay Verma for allegedly making hate speeches. In response, solicitor general Tushar Mehta on Wednesday read selective excerpts from a speech Mander made…