Sri Lankan activists Wasantha Mudalige and Siridhamma Thero get bail after over 90 days in jail
While Siridhamma Thero will be released under the court’s bail order, Wasantha Mudalige remains detained until instructions from the Attorney General’s department are issued on December 12. The two were detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act
After over a year behind bars, three student activists are released on bail in Delhi
After being booked under the stringent anti-terror law for allegedly hatching a conspiracy that caused riots last year, the three activists, Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha were granted bail by the Delhi High Court
Protesters in Pakistan demand release of missing activist Amar Fayaz
Amar Fayaz, a member of the Progressive Youth Alliance, was abducted from Sindh’s Jamshoro three weeks ago in what the protesters claim was an enforced disappearance by the security forces. They have demanded his immediate release
Human rights organizations demand release of jailed student activists in Myanmar
Several activists and students, many from the All Burma Federation of Student Unions, have been recently arrested by the Myanmar authorities for protesting against human rights violations in the country’s Rakhine and Chin States
Student leaders, civil society members condemn arrest of activists in India
Two activists belonging to the women’s group Pinjra Tod were rearrested in New Delhi shortly after they were granted bail. The activists had been involved in organizing protests against the government’s citizenship law
