The Indian State’s attack on a renowned cultural, trade union and human rights activist, like Kaladas Dahriya, has only one purpose: to criminalise everyday activism and cause a larger chilling effect. The immediate reason behind this crackdown is that Kaladas, along with various civil society organisations in Bhilai, under the banner of Jan Sangarsh Morcha, […]
CASR strongly condemns the arrest of adivasi leader Sarju Tekam under UAPA and Arms Act, demands immediate withdrawal of the false cases against him and his unconditionally release. Groundxero | April 3, 2024 Chhattisgarh police on Tuesday arrested tribal leader, Sarju Tekam, for being a ‘Naxalite sympathizer’ and booked him under Unlawful Activities Prevention […]
Campaign Against State Repression (CASR) strongly condemns the targeting of journalists and demands the immediate release of Mandeep Punia and the dropping of FIRs against journalists. February 1st 2021 On January 30th, Mandeep Punia, a freelance journalist who worked for The Caravan magazine and Junputh, was dragged across the police barricades at Singhu […]
In the midst of the Kisan Andolan at the borders of Delhi, workers at Kundli Industrial Area are being targeted by the armed guards of the Kundli Industrial Association and the Haryana Police. On January 12, the Haryana Police barged into the Majdoor Adhikar Sanghatan (MAS) tent erected in solidarity with the protesting farmers and […]