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Protest March and Candlelight Vigil in Thiruvavanthapuram
Artists, Writers, Film makers, Human rights activists and social activists joined about a 100 people from different walks of life in a protest march and candlelight vigil in front of the secretariat of Thiruvananthapuram in solidarity with Dr. Binayak Sen who was recently convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by a sessions court in Chhattisgarh. Writer Paul Zacharia said that Binayak Sen was the victim of a violent state which is crushing the people’s movements in the state and that we need to understand the politics of this violence. . In a symbolic protest, Sreemith and Ajith, two film makers chained themselves holding placards. T.T. Sreekumar, social scientist, TN Joy, representative of political prisoners during emergency, Gowreedasan Nair, journalist, Sajimon (Dalit Human rights movement), Seeta Dasan (SEWA Union), Sajeed (Solidarity Youth Movement), Reny Ayline, (NCHRO) and Dasan (Yuvajanavedi) too spoke on the occasionA protest march was taken out with candles through the city square. Beena paul Venugopal, Artistic Director, IFFK and Sajitha Madathil Deputy Director, IFFK , Artist Sajitha, Manglin Peter of Kerala Swathanthra Matsyathozhilali Federation CS Venkiteswaran, film critic and Elizabeth of Sahaja, Kottayam also participated.
Binayaksen.net is one of many efforts by well wishers and supporters of Dr Binayak Sen to bring the injustice being done to him by the government of Chhattisgarh to the attention of people around the world. 
