Author: amitbasole

Sushma Hemant Ramteke, 30, an undertrial political prisoner currently lodged in Byculla District Prison was a victim of a brutal assault by jail staff and officers on 8.11.2013. She and four other co-accused women including Angela Sontakke, were the five women political prisoners lodged in Byculla prison since June 2011. They have been victims of […]

Sushma Hemant Ramteke, 30, an undertrial political prisoner currently lodged in Byculla District Prison was a victim of a brutal assault by jail staff and officers on 8.11.2013. She and four other co-accused women including Angela Sontakke, were the five women political prisoners lodged in Byculla prison since June 2011. They have been victims of […]

[The following press release from the Karkhana Mazdoor Union in Ludhiana reports on a massive rally organized on the 17th of November against goondagiri. The workers also protested the police administration and demanded better security. Recently, a workers was beaten to death for demanding arrears. He had not been paid for 3 months. Many other […]

[The following press release from the Karkhana Mazdoor Union in Ludhiana reports on a massive rally organized on the 17th of November against goondagiri. The workers also protested the police administration and demanded better security. Recently, a workers was beaten to death for demanding arrears. He had not been paid for 3 months. Many other […]

By Sushmita [The following article advances an understanding of the social and political basis of dalit massacres in Bihar, by putting atrocities like Laxmanpur Bathe, Bathani Tola and others, in the historical context of caste and class struggles as well as the anti-feudal struggle in Bihar. The role of the State in colluding with feudal […]

To Justice KG Balakrishnan, Chairperson National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) New Delhi Dear Sir, Date: 31 October 2013, 6.30 a.m. Gujarat Government cracks down on right to freedom of expression. · Activist and villagers detained and house arrests in wee hours of the 31st morning. · Gujarat Government says tribals and activists do not speak […]

RIHAI MANCH (Forum for the Release of Innocent Muslims imprisoned in the name of Terrorism) ———————————————————————————- जाट महापंचायत के वीडियो में दिखेगी भगवाधारी नेताओं की हकीकत- रिहाई मंच 9 नवंबर को रिहाई मंच द्वारा आयोजित जनसुनवाई में पहुंचेगे सैकड़ों दंगा पीडि़त लखनऊ 7 नवंबर 2013। रिहाई मंच के अध्यक्ष मोहम्मद शुऐब ने कहा कि लखनऊ […]

RIHAI MANCH (Forum for the Release of Innocent Muslims imprisoned in the name of Terrorism) ———————————————————————————- जाट महापंचायत के वीडियो में दिखेगी भगवाधारी नेताओं की हकीकत- रिहाई मंच 9 नवंबर को रिहाई मंच द्वारा आयोजित जनसुनवाई में पहुंचेगे सैकड़ों दंगा पीडि़त लखनऊ 7 नवंबर 2013। रिहाई मंच के अध्यक्ष मोहम्मद शुऐब ने कहा कि लखनऊ […]

By Shiv Sethi In Jan-Feb 2011, over a million people converged on Tahrir square in Cairo and public squares across Egypt for 18 days to demand the ouster of Mubarak’s regime. This mass movement was heralded as something new and unique. Some called it the magic of people’s power while others called it direct democracy. […]

By Shiv Sethi In Jan-Feb 2011, over a million people converged on Tahrir square in Cairo and public squares across Egypt for 18 days to demand the ouster of Mubarak’s regime. This mass movement was heralded as something new and unique. Some called it the magic of people’s power while others called it direct democracy. […]