“This raises huge questions over the government’s commitment to protect basic liberties,” Naidoo claimed.
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Congress Asks Why NIA Not Involved In Probing Alleged Plot To Assassinate PM
“The NIA, the Home Minister, the CBI, the RAW and the IB should be involved,” Singhvi said.
Mental Torture: Police Don’t Even Allow Sudha Bharadwaj To Buy Vegetables; Gautam Navlakha Barred From Meeting Nephew
The two activists, who were arrested by Pune police, were put on house arrest after the Supreme Court stayed their transit remand.
To Be Anti-fascist Can Only Be A Crime In A Fascist Country: Farhan Akhtar
Pune Police said that the arrested activists were part of an “Anti-Fascist Front” to “overthrow” the Narendra Modi government.
Rights Activists Arrests: Rally Together Against BJP, CPI(M) Tells Opposition Parties
Sitaram Yechury said the nation was witnessing “a state patronised emergency, undeclared and worse than the declared emergency (in 1975).
Varavara, 2 Other Activists Brought Back To Their Homes From Pune; Allege Being Framed
Mevani accused the government of wanting to divert attention from real issues.
Govt Should Cease Politically Motivated Arrests And Harassment Of Activists: HRW And Amnesty
“The police in India have repeatedly used counterterrorism laws against government critics and social activists,” said Amnesty International India.
Retired Civil Servants Write Letter To Modi On Arrests: Brazen Trampling Of Fundamental Rights, Pattern Of All Dissent Being Branded Anti-National
Five human rights activists were arrested and several other public intellectuals were raided by the Maharashtra police on Tuesday.
No Bigger Conspiracy Than Calling Those Fighting Fascism Conspirators: Varavara Rao
“This is a false case. If the fight against fascist policies is called a conspiracy, then there cannot be a bigger conspiracy than this,” Rao said.
Arrests Undermine Fundamentals Of Constitutional Democracy- Ex CJI Lodha
Lodha said, “The government’s actions are an attempt to suppress the dissenting voice and an attack on freedom of speech.”
Freedom Is Not Lost All At Once, It Is Lost In Units Of One: Twinkle Khanna On Activists Arrests
On Wednesday, the SC also slammed the government and said that dissent is the very essence of a democracy.