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DNA Editorial: Right to dissent
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It took Binayak Sen, doctor and civil rights activist two years to get bail after he was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in Chhatisgarh, for his alleged pro-Naxalite activities.
There were two issues at hand. One, whether Sen was arrested under this very strict law because he spoke out openly [...]
Binayak Sen: Why dissent matters in a democracy
By Patralekha Chatterjee
OP Ed
Deccan Chronicle
There is much to celebrate. Dr Binayak Sen has been finally granted bail by the Supreme Court. The 59-year-old doctor and human rights activist has paid a steep price for defending the health and rights of tribal communities in remote pockets of Chhattisgarh: two precious years of his life spent within [...]
CNN-IBN Interview with Binayak (Video+Transcript)
Technorati Profile
It was an emotional reunion for human rights activist Dr Binayak Sen, who walked free from jail on Tuesday after two years, with his family and friends. Coming out of jail to the cheers of his supporters, a frail looking Sen said that his movement against state violence would continue and that he feared [...]
A check on state laws?
Opinion & Analysis
Business Standard / New Delhi May 27, 2009, 0:40 IST
The Binayak Sen and Nimesh Kampani cases must be used to draw up some markers that state assemblies should be advised to not cross when passing laws
It is shameful that Binayak Sen had to be in jail for nearly two years, on charges that [...]
TOI EDITORIAL COMMENT | Welcome Relief
Times of India
Two years after his arrest, Binayak Sen was granted bail on Monday. Better late than never. Sen, an internationally acclaimed public health activist, had been held as an undertrial prisoner in a Chhattisgarh jail since May 2007.
The state government should take action if it has evidence of Sen’s alleged terrorist links. But the [...]
