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More than 35% cases registered under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) were recorded in Manipur, as per the National Crime Records Data (NCRB) provided by the Home Ministry … Read More
Two-thirds of trials completed under a 51-year-old law used to arrest five human rights activists recently ended in acquittal or discharge in 2016, the latest year for which national crime data are … Read More
Since 2013, there has been a spike in the jailing of those accused under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data reveals … Read More
The European Parliament has reminded the Indian government that in times of a pandemic, “prisoners of conscience” should be released. Who defends in India the rights of the defenders of … Read More
The recent arrests of Jamia student Asif Iqbal Tanha and two JNU students, Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal, both activists with Pinjra Tod, shows that the union home ministry is … Read More
We, a group of activists and citizens of India, express our deep concern over the recent arrests on the false pretext that have been taking place using the regressive Section … Read More
Public intellectuals should be respected because they speak out against injustice wherever it occurs. Read more
As totalitarianism intrudes into our lives in India, with journalists, activists, authors, poets and students being treated like criminals, recall George Orwell’s prophetic words: “Poetry might survive in a totalitarian age, and certain arts or half-arts, such as … Read More
A few days back, Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navalakha were arrested by the NIA under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on the occasion of 129th birth anniversary of B. … Read More
For decades, India embraced many of the ideals that are the hallmarks of a liberal democracy. But since the election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu fundamentalist Bharatiya … Read More