National Call of Action to Observe Kandhamal Memorial Day
Appeal to support and contribute to the struggle of the survivors for justice, peace and harmony and observe Kandhamal Day on August 25.
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Jail, Attack on Family and NSA: Kafeel Khan is Paying the Price for Speaking Up
Three years after the tragic deaths of infants at a Gorakhpur hospital, while the truth of the incident remains unknown, Dr. Kafeel Khan is being punished for speaking out on institutional failures.
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Ex SC-HC Judges, Lawyers, Eminent Citizens and Senior Politicians Extend Support to Prashant Bhushan
Thousands of people, including 12 former judges and several senior lawyers, have signed a statement extending solidarity and support to senior advocate Prashant Bhushan
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Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Madan Lokur, Former SC Judges, Question SC Handling of Contempt Questions
Justice Joseph says the case involves constitutional issues and should be heard by at least a five judge bench; Justice Lokur says that in the USA, the President himself has often criticised the Supreme Court, but it has not destabilised constitutional democracy.
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Prashant Bhushan and the Gandhian Response to an ‘Illegitimate Law’
By evoking Gandhi in the Supreme Court’s contempt proceedings, the lawyer has contextualised the need to ‘test’ all laws to see if they further the quest for justice instead of simply being etched in stone.
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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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India Is in Denial about the COVID-19 Crisis
The country is headed for disaster as the pandemic devastates health services and livelihoods.
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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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Remembering Rahat Indori, Fearless Poet of Dissent in Dark Times – Two Articles
From the virulent communalism and corruption sweeping our public life to the common man’s struggle, his powerful verse mirrored the times.
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The Day After – A Few Questions for Indian Muslims to Ponder Over
How do you oppose a Hindu Rashtra here, whilst welcoming Islamic states abroad, where Muslims are in a majority?
