How the Indian State Persecutes Dissent – Three Articles
The Delhi police is manufacturing evidence to frame critics of the BJP government as responsible for the February riots in Delhi and has charge-sheeted and arrested thousands.
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When the Powers That Be Are in Contempt of the People
In the past year, we have seen such blatant disregard of freedom of expression, and such bias in the application of law, that it is difficult not to wonder if the right to dissent is restricted to a select few.
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Turning Point in U.S. History
The massive protests in the USA are defined by the clash between two absolute opposites—the forces of death, and the forces of life.
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Never Surrender in Portland, Oregon
A whole new generation of Americans have decided that non-stop resistance is the only way to confront the lethal power structure that is determined to tattoo obedience on their very souls.
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‘Kya Hum Sachh Mein Azaad Hai?’
As feminists committed to democratic values, we ask, ‘where is the real independence, the real freedom for citizens to think, speak, write, educate, agitate, organize, resist, dissent or question?’
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Milords on the Bench Have a Choice: To Serve Colonial Law or Constitutional Precept
The law was born out of subjugation in empire and the constitution conceived in the struggle against subjugation. They sit uneasily on a bench etched with the Ashokan emblem of the state.
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Jammu & Kashmir: One Year after Abrogation of Article 370 – Increasing Alienation, Relentless Repression, Simmering Conflict
PUCL appeals that the Government of India urgently listen to the people of J&K, initiate dialogue and restore peace.
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Prashant Bhushan, the Question of Contempt, and Motorcycle Diaries
Without a vibrant bar, there can be no vibrant judiciary. We lawyers are the primary victims of this judgment—be quiet or face contempt, is the message of the court.
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An Elementary Misconception about the Hindu Rashtra
The BJP-RSS is seeking to build a Hindu rashtra. While many believe that it will benefit the Hindu community, it will actually be an authoritarian state which will suppress Hindus and Muslims alike.
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Demolition Men Do Not Build Nations, They Destroy Them
The temple in Ayodhya is the Sangh’s temple, the assault on the rights of Kashmiris is the Sangh’s assault. Neither event associated with ‘August 5’ does India and its people any credit.
