After six years in jail, two activists accused in India’s Bhima Koregaon case released on bail
After spending six years in jail without trial, Indian activists Rona Wilson and Sudhir Dhawle were finally granted bail.
G N Saibaba was killed by wrongful imprisonment and medical neglect
Human rights defender and academic G N Saibaba was over 90% handicapped and during his years in prison was repeatedly denied bail by the courts and denied timely treatment for his various medical issues.
Activist Gautam Navlakha released from prison, put under house arrest
The 70-year-old rights activist was released from prison after two years. A police team took him to a building in the Belapur-Agroli area of Navi Mumbai where he will be staying
India’s Supreme Court suspends acquittal of activist GN Saibaba
GN Saibaba, a professor and an activist, was acquitted by the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday. He was convicted in 2017
Mass protests in Sudan after military dissolves transitional government and other stories
Today we look at protests in Sudan following a military-led coup, the transfer of jailed Indian activist Gautam Navlakha to a high security barrack, and more
Indian activist Gautam Navlakha shifted to high-security barrack
The health of the 70-year-old activist has deteriorated following the move. Prison authorities are now denying the family and his lawyer phone calls with him on the pretext that inmates can now be met in jail physically
84-year-old Indian political prisoner Father Stan Swamy dies
Fr. Stan Swamy died in a hospital shortly before his application for medical bail was to be heard. He had already been denied bail and his health had deteriorated since October when he was imprisoned
Bombay Court grants bail to intellectual Varavara Rao on medical grounds
After spending nearly 31 months in jail, the 82-year-old intellectual has been granted six months bail on medical grounds while the bench asked him to remain within the jurisdiction of the special National Investigation Agency court
Indian political prisoners, Varavara Rao and G.N. Saibaba face grave health risks
79-year-old Varavara Rao has contracted COVID-19 and G.N. Saibaba, who is 90% disabled, is in a prison where a large number of cases have been reported.
Indian poet and activist Varavara Rao shifted from prison to hospital due to deteriorating health
The health of the 79-year-old poet has deteriorated alarmingly over the past few weeks. He has been in prison since late 2018 in the Elgar Parishad case which critics say is aimed at silencing dissent in India
Indian rights groups demand bail for political prisoners
The letter by prominent human rights organizations comes days after reports emerged of the appalling conditions in the quarantine facility in the State of Maharashtra in which activist Gautam Navlakha is currently lodged in
Bhima Koregaon case: A comprehensive timeline
The case thoroughly exposes the oppressive right-wing domination of the Indian political and legal institutions, and highlights the looming threats to the constitution and human rights in the country






