When the State Fears a Poet
Celebrated Indian poet, human rights activist, and political prisoner Varavara Rao, now eighty and in frail health, is in mortal danger of succumbing to COVID-19 if he is not released … Read More
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VARAVARA RAO TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 / SHOCKING TREATMENT AT JJ HOSPITAL – Free-them-all.net
Dr Ranjit Mankeshwar, the dean of JJ Hospital said, “He has shown no symptoms of Covid-19 so far. He has no breathing difficulty and is stable. We will soon shift … Read More
Varavara Rao’s condition worsens
July 16, 2020: After incarcerating him for close to two years on baseless allegations, the authorities deliberately held him under inhuman conditions without medical assistance, despite his age and poor … Read More
‘No Reason in Law or Conscience to Hold Varavara Rao’, Say Academics in Appeal
New Delhi: Appealing to the government of Maharashtra and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to facilitate the release of poet and activist Varavara Rao to JJ Hospital in view of … Read More
Romila Thapar, others write to Maharashtra govt, NIA urging immediate medical care for Varavara Rao
Historian Romila Thappar and four eminent persons have appealed to the Maharashtra government and National Investigation Agency (NIA) to ensure that Telugu poet and writer P. Varavara Rao, who is … Read More
State trying to kill Varavara Rao in jail, he needs immediate hospitalisation, says arrested revolutionary’s kin
HYDERABAD: Arrested revolutionary poet Varavara Rao’s health is fast deteriorating and the State is trying to kill him, alleged his family on Sunday, further demanding urgent intervention from the authorities. … Read More
‘Life-threatening for someone who is 81’: Civil society calls for hospitalisation of Varavara Rao
A group comprised of four members of the civil society on Sunday demanded that 81-year-old poet Varavara Rao, who has been jailed in Mumbai in connection with the Elgar Parishad … Read More
Resist The Super-Emergency!
1975, Musheerabad Central Jail, Hyderabad, India. A 24 year-old political prisoner sits in his jail cell, clouds of despair engulf him but a fire keeps raging in his heart. He … Read More
ICW-I Newswire 3
ICW-I Newswire 3 July 6, 2020 ICW-I Contact Archives About Social Media Resist The Super-Emergency! 1975, Musheerabad Central Jail, Hyderabad, India. A 24 year-old political prisoner sits in his jail … Read More