PROTEST DEMONSTRATION FOR RELEASE OF DR BINAYAK SEN AT THE COMPLETION OF ONE YEAR OF HIS IMPRISONMENT
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PEOPLE’S UNION FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES– CHHATTISGARH
Raipur, 16th May 2008: The Chhattisgarh Unit of PUCL, and various people’s organizations observed a day-long Dharna on 14th May 2008 at Burha-talab, Raipur in protest against illegal detention ofDr. Binayak Sen, its General Secretary, who has been lodged at Raipur Central Jail for the past [...]
Fight For Rights, Face State Fury: Tehelka Report
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Tehelka
First, Binayak Sen. Now, filmmaker-activist Ajay TG is arrested under draconian laws for opposing the Salva Judum
SHOBHITA NAITHANI
New Delhi
IT’S APRIL 2004. Human rights activist and general secretary of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) Chhattisgarh unit Dr Binayak Sen, sociology professor Nandini Sundar, freelance journalist and filmmaker Ajay Thachhappully Gangadharan (TG) [...]
International coalition demands repeal of repressive laws on one-year anniversary of Dr. Binayak Sen’s unjust incarceration
Association for India’s Development
Friends of South Asia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 15, 2008
Send a FREE FAX NOW to PM/CM: http://petitions.aidindia.org/binayaksen/index.php
Protest Videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxSoqWab0vE
Pictures : http://gallery.aidindia.org/gallery/gallery2/v/chhattisgarh_001/Binayak+Sen+Solidarity/
San Francisco, CA: Hundreds of Activists from a broad coalition of 50 international human rights groups that includes Amnesty International, National Lawyers’ Guild and SANSAD (South Asian Network for Secularism and Democracy), [...]
RIGHTS-INDIA: Top Activist’s Detention Blot on Democracy
By Praful Bidwai
IPS NEWS
NEW DELHI, May 15 (IPS) – Protests are mounting all over the world against the year-long detention of Dr. Binayak Sen, a distinguished Indian human rights and health activist, under draconian laws in the central state of Chhattisgarh.
Sen, national vice president and Chhattisgarh general secretary of the well-known People’s Union of Civil [...]
Set Binayak free : The Hindu Editorial
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The Hindu
It’s been a whole year since Binayak Sen was arrested on charges of conspiracy to wage war against the Indian state and commit other crimes. The general secretary of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties is being held under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Chhhatisgarh Special Public Security Act, [...]
