Bhima Koregaon raids: Arrest of activists shows 'Emergency-like' conditions prevailing in India, says Yashwant Sinha
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon raids: Arrest of activists shows 'Emergency-like' conditions prevailing in India, says Yashwant Sinha

Firstpost  

Former union finance minister Yashwant Sinha said that the Bhima Koregaon raids are a prime example of assault on freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Former union finance minister Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday alleged “Emergency-like” conditions are prevailing in the country under the present regime and the arrest of five activists on suspicion of ‘Maoist links’ shows that any voice of dissent is not safe. “The arrest of the five activists clearly shows the emergency like conditions prevailing in India under the present regime at the centre,” he said. Searches were carried out at homes of activist and poet Varavara Rao in Hyderabad, civil liberties activist Gautam Navalakha in Delhi, activists Vernon Gonzalves and Arun Ferreira in Mumbai, human rights lawyer and trade union activist Sudha Bhardwaj in Faridabad and Chhattisgarh, among others.

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The assault on NewsClick marks the lowest point for media freedom in India since Emergency
1 year, 2 months ago

The assault on NewsClick marks the lowest point for media freedom in India since Emergency

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 16, 2023 17:26 IST - 11 MINS READ The vicious and sweeping Delhi Police raids on the offices of NewsClick and the residences of virtually anyone associated with it; the indiscriminate seizure of the electronic devices of journalists and other employees without “any adherence to due process such as the provision of seizure memos, hash values of …

NewsClick raids | Media bodies write to CJI, call for norms on interrogation of journalists
1 year, 3 months ago

NewsClick raids | Media bodies write to CJI, call for norms on interrogation of journalists

The Hindu  

Over a dozen media bodies on Wednesday sought Chief Justice of India D.Y. In a letter to the Chief Justice, the media organisations urged the courts to consider framing norms to discourage the seizure of journalists’ phones and laptops on a “whim”; and to develop guidelines for the interrogation of journalists and for seizures from them, to ensure that “these …

India clamps down on free speech to fight farmer protests
3 years, 11 months ago

India clamps down on free speech to fight farmer protests

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — When Vinod K. Jose, executive editor of The Caravan, India’s leading investigating magazine, logged onto Twitter on Monday, he was shocked to find the magazine’s account blocked. Reporters Without Borders noted “police violence against journalists” and increased “pressure on the media to toe the Hindu nationalist government’s line” as a major reason for the demotion. But similarly, …

Free speech under threat as India clamps down on farmer protests
3 years, 11 months ago

Free speech under threat as India clamps down on farmer protests

Al Jazeera  

As farmers camp out for months against new farm laws, mainstream and social media come under unprecedented attacks by the government. Reporters Without Borders noted “police violence against journalists” and increased “pressure on the media to toe the Hindu nationalist government’s line” as key reasons for the demotion. But similarly, Twitter’s reaction to the suspension of accounts has also “set …

Bhima Koregaon arrests: Academics sign petition urging Centre to stop targeting critics
4 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon arrests: Academics sign petition urging Centre to stop targeting critics

India Today  

About 2,000 academics from top institutions in India and abroad have signed petitions demanding federal authorities stop targeting people critical of the government as part of a widening investigation into caste clashes two years ago. The National Investigation Agency has arrested more than a dozen people, including scholars and human rights campaigners, saying they had ties to Maoist guerrillas and …

Amid the pandemic, censorship in India can be dangerous
4 years, 8 months ago

Amid the pandemic, censorship in India can be dangerous

Al Jazeera  

India is fighting on two fronts right now – the global pandemic and an escalating humanitarian crisis of millions of migrant workers battling hunger and homelessness due to the lockdown. In 1897, during the outbreak of the bubonic plague in India, a prominent freedom fighter, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, became the first person to be convicted for an act of sedition …

What Has Happened A Year After Bhima Koregaon Arrests?
5 years, 7 months ago

What Has Happened A Year After Bhima Koregaon Arrests?

Live Law  

It was exactly a year ago that the Pune police arrested five activists for alleged Maoist links in the Bhima-Koregaon case. Surendra Gadling, a Nagpur-based advocate who had taken up cases of several UAPA accused, Sudhir Dhawale, Dalit activist-writer and founder of Republican Panthers, Mahesh Raut, a TISS alumnus working on tribal rights in Gadchiroli, Shoma Sen, a retired professor …

Koregaon Bhima: Prosecution submits email exchanges between arrested ‘activists’ and top Maoists
6 years, 2 months ago

Koregaon Bhima: Prosecution submits email exchanges between arrested ‘activists’ and top Maoists

Op India  

On Monday, opposing the bail application of the five accused activists in the Bhima-Koregaon case Surendra Gadling, Shoma Sen, Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira and Sudha Bharadwaj, in the Bhima Koregaon case, the prosecution submitted ‘intercepted email communications’ exchanged between top CPI fugitive leader Ganapathy aka Chandrasekhar and Varavara Rao as per reports. Public prosecutor Ujjwala Pawar, arguing before Sessions Judge …

Bhima Koregaon violence: While activists' arrests make headlines, Telangana workers jailed for similar charges languish
6 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence: While activists' arrests make headlines, Telangana workers jailed for similar charges languish

Firstpost  

Families of five workers arrested over alleged Maoist links by Maharashtra ATS, have been struggling in anonymity even though the arrest of 10 well-known activists with the same charges and linked to the Bhima Koregaon violence made it to the headlines Earlier this year, on 12 January, 15-20 people wearing civil dress barged into Rajita Karera’s house in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar …

Bhima-Koregaon verdict: BJP's Sambit Patra says SC ruling vindicates govt's stand, exposes Congress' 'shamelessness'
6 years, 3 months ago

Bhima-Koregaon verdict: BJP's Sambit Patra says SC ruling vindicates govt's stand, exposes Congress' 'shamelessness'

Firstpost  

Quoting the court’s order, Patra claimed that the fact that a majority judgment has held that the accused were not arrested because of dissent, confirms BJP’s stand Reacting to the Supreme Court judgment on the Bhima-Koregaon arrests, Bharatiya Janata Party said the apex court’s ruling vindicated their stand and exposed the Congress party. Addressing a press conference after the ruling, …

Daily Bulletin: Supreme Court to resume hearing in Bhima Koregaon arrests case, Mulakkal questioning to continue; day's top stories
6 years, 3 months ago

Daily Bulletin: Supreme Court to resume hearing in Bhima Koregaon arrests case, Mulakkal questioning to continue; day's top stories

Firstpost  

Bishop accused of raping nun grilled for 7 hours, questioning to continue today, Rahul Gandhi to visit Rajasthan today, Supreme Court to examine evidence produced against five arrested activists today - here are the day’s top stories Bhima Koregaon case: Supreme Court to resume hearing on Bhima-Koregaon arrests today The house arrest of the five activists was extended by a …

Bhima Koregaon violence case: Supreme Court to resume hearing on arrests of five activists after 12 pm
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence case: Supreme Court to resume hearing on arrests of five activists after 12 pm

Firstpost  

The apex court will resume the hearing on the on the arrests of five activists who were held by Pune police last month for their alleged role in the Bhima Koregaon violence. The petitioners of the Bhima Koregaon violence case on Wednesday have sought for hearing in the Supreme Court to be held after 12 pm, reports have said. The …

Bhima-Koregaon: SC extends house arrest of 5 activists to 12 September
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima-Koregaon: SC extends house arrest of 5 activists to 12 September

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday extended till 12 September the house arrest of the five human rights activists in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence, while coming down heavily on a senior Pune Police officer for making “insinuations” about the apex court. The top court had on 30 August observed that “dissent is the safety valve of democracy” and …

Maha police’s chilling affidavit to SC: ‘Activists’ gave input for ‘armed struggle’, smuggling of weapons and more
6 years, 4 months ago

Maha police’s chilling affidavit to SC: ‘Activists’ gave input for ‘armed struggle’, smuggling of weapons and more

Op India  

Maharashtra Police has submitted an affidavit in Supreme Court in relation to the recent arrest of five activists in the Bhima Bhima Koregaon case. Maharashtra government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the five rights activists were arrested due to the cogent evidence linking them with the banned CPI and not because of their dissenting views. The state’s response …

'Activists Have Maoist Links', Alleges Counter Affidavit By Maharashtra Govt In Bhima Koregaon Case [Read Affidavit]
6 years, 4 months ago

'Activists Have Maoist Links', Alleges Counter Affidavit By Maharashtra Govt In Bhima Koregaon Case [Read Affidavit]

Live Law  

The Maharashtra Government has filed counter-affidavit in Supreme Court against the writ petition challenging the arrests of five activists in relation of Bhima-Koregaon case.The counter-affidavit affirmed by Dr.Shivaji Panditrao Pawar, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Swargate Division, Pune contests the maintainability of the writ petition by stating that the petitioners were total. The Maharashtra Government has filed counter-affidavit in Supreme Court …

Bhima Koregaon arrests: Maharashtra Police files affidavit in SC, says it has sufficient evidence to establish Maoist links
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon arrests: Maharashtra Police files affidavit in SC, says it has sufficient evidence to establish Maoist links

Firstpost  

The Maharashtra government filed a counter affidavit in Supreme Court regarding the arrests of five activists in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence. The Maharashtra police on Wednesday filed a counter affidavit in the Supreme Court regarding the arrest of activists in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence case, reports said. The five rights activists were not arrested for their dissenting …

5 activists arrested for Maoist links, not for expressing 'dissent': Maharashtra Police to Supreme Court
6 years, 4 months ago

5 activists arrested for Maoist links, not for expressing 'dissent': Maharashtra Police to Supreme Court

India TV News  

The Maharashtra Police on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the five rights activists arrested in raids last month from across the country had links with Maoists. The Maharashtra Police categorically told the top court that the activists were arrested for their Maoist links and not for expressing 'dissent'. The Maharashtra Police had on August 28 raided the homes of …

Complainant In Bhima-Koregaon Case Moves SC
6 years, 4 months ago

Complainant In Bhima-Koregaon Case Moves SC

Live Law  

A Pune-based man, who had lodged an FIR in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence that led to the arrest of five human rights activists, moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking that he be made a party in the plea filed by historian Romila Thapar and four others.A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and …

Bhima Koregaon Violence: Bombay HC Questions Police On Holding Of Press Meet Over Sub-Judice Matter [Read Petition]
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon Violence: Bombay HC Questions Police On Holding Of Press Meet Over Sub-Judice Matter [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Monday questioned the Maharashtra police for conducting a press conference to discuss the arrest of activists in relation to the Bhima Koregaon violence.A division bench of Justice Mridula Bhatkar and Justice Sandeep Shinde was hearing a criminal writ petition filed by one Satish Sugriv Gaikwad who claims to be a victim of the violence that …

Bhima Koregaon raids: Pune Police says it has evidence about 'larger conspiracy' to mobilise cadres against forces
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon raids: Pune Police says it has evidence about 'larger conspiracy' to mobilise cadres against forces

Firstpost  

The Pune Police said they would continue their investigation even though the Supreme Court had ordered the five activists to be placed in house arrest. Pune: The Maharashtra Police on Thursday sought to justify the arrest of five Left-wing activists for alleged Maoist links, saying they are in possession of “digital” evidence about a “larger conspiracy” to mobilise cadres for …

Bhima Koregaon raids: Aruna Roy, Arundhati Roy, Prashant Bhushan condemn activists' arrest, issue statement
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon raids: Aruna Roy, Arundhati Roy, Prashant Bhushan condemn activists' arrest, issue statement

Firstpost  

Intellectuals and activists such as Aruna Roy, Arundhati Roy, Prashant Bhushan, Bezwada Wilson came to together in New Delhi to protest against the Bhima Koregaon raids and the arrests of five activists under the Unlawful Activities Act. At a press conference in New Delhi, several intellectuals and activists such as Aruna Roy, Arundhati Roy, Prashant Bhushan and Bezwada Wilson on …

'Dissent is safety valve of democracy': No jail, but house arrest for 5 activists, says Supreme Court; next hearing on 6 Sept
6 years, 4 months ago

'Dissent is safety valve of democracy': No jail, but house arrest for 5 activists, says Supreme Court; next hearing on 6 Sept

Firstpost  

Dealing a blow to the Maharashtra Police, the apex court questioned it for arresting the activists nine months after the violence between Dalits and upper caste Peshwas in Koregaon-Bhima village near Pune following the Elgar Parishad, or conclave, on 31 December, 2017. New Delhi/Pune: The Maharashtra Police’s move to arrest five well-known activists was punctured on Wednesday with the Supreme …

Shock arrests: on activists' arrest
6 years, 4 months ago

Shock arrests: on activists' arrest

The Hindu  

If the arrest of five prominent activists by the Pune police in a coordinated operation across four States has resulted in such indignation, it is because of the widespread suspicion that this is part of an orchestrated crackdown on political dissent. Namely, whether the arrests were the culmination of a legitimate probe into a Maoist plot, as the police claim, …

‘Dissent is safety valve of democracy’: SC rules against sending arrested Bhima Koregaon case accused to jail, orders their house arrest
6 years, 4 months ago

‘Dissent is safety valve of democracy’: SC rules against sending arrested Bhima Koregaon case accused to jail, orders their house arrest

India TV News  

In a significant judgement, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against sending the five accused in Bhima Koregaon violence case to jail and asked the Maharashtra police to place them under house arrest. The apex court ruled that the five arrested activists- Varavara Rao, Vernon Gonzalves, Arun Ferreira, Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha- will not be sent to jail but …

Bhima Koregaon raids: SC orders house arrest for activists till 6 Sept; calls dissent 'safety valve' of democracy
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon raids: SC orders house arrest for activists till 6 Sept; calls dissent 'safety valve' of democracy

Firstpost  

Supreme Court also issued notice to the Maharashtra state government and the state police on the plea filed by five intellectuals, including historian Romila Thapar and economists Prabhat Patnaik and Devika Jain, against the Bhima Koregaon arrests New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday ordered that the five human rights activists, arrested in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence case, be …

Bhima Koregaon raids: P Chidambaram condemns arrests of activists, defends right to hold extreme views
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon raids: P Chidambaram condemns arrests of activists, defends right to hold extreme views

Firstpost  

In a series of tweets, P Chidambaram said anyone holding extreme views is punishable only if he indulges in violence or incites violence or aids and abets violence in support of his ideology New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Wednesday condemned the arrest of several human rights activists for their suspected links with Maoists and said holding extreme left …

Bhima Koregaon raids: SC directs to keep 5 accused under house arrest till Sept 5, observes 'dissent is safety valve of democracy'
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon raids: SC directs to keep 5 accused under house arrest till Sept 5, observes 'dissent is safety valve of democracy'

India TV News  

Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Pune Police to keep the five rights activists, arrested in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence on January 1 this year, under house arrested and refused to grant their remand. Quoting the decisions by high courts of granting house arrests to two of the accused, the SC bench said that 'the same can be …

Bhima Koregaon Probe LIVE: No Jail for 5 Activists as Top Court Orders House Arrest Till September 6
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon Probe LIVE: No Jail for 5 Activists as Top Court Orders House Arrest Till September 6

News 18  

Bhima Koregaon Probe LIVE Updates: A three-judge Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra provided interim relief to the five activists arrested by Pune police on Tuesday by ordering they will be kept under house arrest till the next date of hearing on September 6. The NHRC has now issued notices to the Chief Secretary and Director General …

Bhima Koregaon raids: Advocate Susan Abraham says arrests of activists carried out under 'pressure from government'
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon raids: Advocate Susan Abraham says arrests of activists carried out under 'pressure from government'

Firstpost  

The arrests of five activists from various cities across India in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence by the Pune Police was done “under government’s pressure,” said advocate Susan Abraham, who is the wife of Vernon Gonsalves — one of the activists arrested. Mumbai: The arrests of five activists from various cities across India in connection with the Bhima Koregaon …

Rahul Gandhi condemns arrest of activists in Bhima Koregaon probe, says 'New India' has place only for one NGO, which is RSS
6 years, 4 months ago

Rahul Gandhi condemns arrest of activists in Bhima Koregaon probe, says 'New India' has place only for one NGO, which is RSS

Firstpost  

As a probe into the Bhima Koregaon violence, the Maharashtra Police on Tuesday raided the homes of prominent Left-wing activists in several states and arrested at least five of them. New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at the government over the arrest of prominent Left-wing activists for suspected Maoist links, saying that in the “new India”, …

Bhima Koregaon raids: Writ seeks activist Sudha Bharadwaj's release, calls police action 'assault on liberals'
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon raids: Writ seeks activist Sudha Bharadwaj's release, calls police action 'assault on liberals'

Firstpost  

The raids on activists by the Maharashtra Police were part of the investigation into the Bhima Koregaon violence and based on an FIR filed in Pune. The Maharashtra Police led the raids — carried out as part of the investigation into the violence in Bhima Koregaon near Pune after an event on 31 December — at the homes of prominent …

Bhima Koregaon violence: 'There is place for only one NGO in 'new India'-RSS, says Rahul Gandhi
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence: 'There is place for only one NGO in 'new India'-RSS, says Rahul Gandhi

India TV News  

Hitting out at the government over the arrest of prominent Left-wing activists for suspected Maoist links, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that in the 'new India', there was place for only one NGO- the RSS. Earlier in the day, the Maharashtra Police raided the homes of prominent Left-wing activists in several states and arrested at least five of …

Bhima Koregaon Raids LIVE Updates: Late Night Drama in Faridabad as Cops Drag Sudha Bharadwaj to Court Despite HC Order
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon Raids LIVE Updates: Late Night Drama in Faridabad as Cops Drag Sudha Bharadwaj to Court Despite HC Order

News 18  

Bhima Koregaon violence probe latest updates: Activist Sudha Bharadwaj, who was earlier today arrested from her Faridabad residence, is being whisked away to Pune going against the orders of Punjab and Haryana High Court, which put a stay order on her transit remand, claimed her lawyer. Pune police on Tuesday raided the homes of at least nine rights activists and …

Bhima Koregaon violence: Police conduct searches at residences of activists across India, 5 arrested
6 years, 4 months ago

Bhima Koregaon violence: Police conduct searches at residences of activists across India, 5 arrested

India TV News  

The Pune Police today raided the residences of nine activists for their alleged links with Maoists and their 'involvement' in a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The raids were conducted in Delhi, Faridabad, Goa, Mumbai, Thane, Ranchi and Hyderabad based on the Pune Police's investigation in the Bhima Koregaon violence in which Dalit activists clashed with Marathas on …

India: Outrage after activists arrested over alleged Maoist links
6 years, 4 months ago

India: Outrage after activists arrested over alleged Maoist links

Al Jazeera  

Five left-wing activists arrested in multi-city raids accused of triggering caste violence near Pune last year. “These persons have been arrested for their Maoist links,” Shivaji Bodakhe, joint commissioner of Pune police in western Maharashtra state, told AFP news agency, without giving further details. ‘Atmosphere of fear’ The crackdown was condemned by lawyers, academics, authors and rights watchdogs, with government …

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