The hard life of a lone revolutionary
Binayak Sen’s detention said it all: innocence is no proof against arbitrary arrest. TNSE looks at similar, lesser known victims from across the country’s southern states and Orissa
By Asha Menon
The New Indian Express
The arrest didn’t come out of the blue,” 34-year-old Padma says as she tries to remember the event. “There were whispered warnings, but [...]
‘Naxalism Is Against The Natural Flow Of Life’
From Tehelka Cover Story “Binayak & The Tragedy Beyond”
Activist Himanshu Kumar could not be swayed by the State’s wrath. SHOMA CHAUDHURY speaks to this Gandhian
Unbent Himanshu kumar, daughters Alisha and Haripriya, wife Veena and father Prakash kumar
You have two daughters. Does that not make [...]
Mumbai Protest-Update Week 4
A group of volunteers from various walks of life gathered at andheri station in Mumbai on Monday May 18th to make people aeware of Dr Binayak Sen and get them to sign the petition to realease Dr Binayak Sen NOW. The protest demostration began at 5.30pm and went on till 7.00pm, wherein more than 250 [...]
Human Rights in India and the Case of Binayak Sen
David Barsamian Interviews Satya Sivaraman
Satya Sivaraman is an independent journalist, filmmaker and human rights activist based in New Delhi. He is the author of “Asia Sees America and other Rants.”
In your article “The Mistrial of Dr. Binayak Sen” you write, “Anyone trying to figure out, after the recent Mumbai attacks, whether India will ever [...]
Political prisoners demand release, plan hunger strike
Express News Service
HYDERABAD: The Committee for Release of Political Prisoners (CRPP) will organise a day-long dharna here on May 21 to demand unconditional release of political prisoners. It will also send a memorandum to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the next day to press its demands.
Political prisoners in jails in the State are observing a [...]
