Adivasi villagers protesting against the forcible illegal deforestation in the Parsa Coal Mine in Hasdeo forests of Chhattisgarh were brutally lathi-charged by the police. Ramlal Kariyam, an activist of Hasdeo Bachao Sangharsh Samiti, and many protesting adivasi villagers were seriously injured. Groundxero | October 17, 2024 Protesting felling of trees for Parsa coal mine in Hasdeo forests […]
There are horrific atrocities being committed against the Adivasis, and their right to life is being violated. It is the responsibility of the Supreme Court to protect these rights. However, when someone approaches the Supreme Court seeking justice, they are fined instead. By Himanshu Kumar Sukdi is an Adivasi woman whose husband was […]
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, […]
Local villagers and activists alleged that the 12 persons killed by security forces in Chhattisgarh were villagers from the nearby Pedia village who were out to gather tendu leaves. Groundxero | May 13, 2024 On 11th May 2024, twelve Adivasi people in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, were killed in an encounter by the paramilitary forces of […]
COORDINATION OF DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS (CDRO) Press Release 19th April, 2024 On the 16th of April, at least 29 Maoists were killed by the security forces at the Kanker-Narayanpur border of Chhattisgarh. Though the government agencies have reported the killing of these Maoists as an encounter, the killings of 29 persons on one […]
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 […]
On July 28, 2016, the Chhattisgarh Police arrested two people at the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border, and claimed recovery of a massive haul of explosives from them in the state’s Maoist-affected Bastar district. The arrested individuals were identified as Niranjan Das and Durjati Mahangkodo, both residents of Koraput district of Odisha. Senior police officers told the media […]
Along with the brutal tree cutting of 50,000 trees within three days, repressive action and arrests have been made against the members of the local organization Hasdeo Aranya Bachao Sangharsh Samiti in Chhattisgarh protesting the coal mines by Adani group. Similarly in Odisha, several arrests and detentions have been made to intimidate the local resistance movements […]
A Brief Report on the violence against the Church‐going Adivasi Community of Narayanpur and Kondagaon in Bastar (Chhattisgarh) by Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan. Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan 1.12.2023 Summary A six‐member team of CBA1 visited the church‐going community2 of Narayanpur and Kondagaon on 24 December, 2022, who had been driven out of their traditional villages […]
Who is the next target? Vitriolic attacks on the human rights activists continue unabated in our country. Amidst this despicable ploy to implicate the activists in numerous cases, the next question which obviously arises is, who is the next target? We think we already know the answer. This time, the venomous arrow has been […]
Hundreds of adivasi villagers affected by iron-ore mining are sitting on a dharna after blocking the road to stop ore transportation from Rowghat Mines in Khodgaon village in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh, since last Saturday night. In the words of the villagers : This ore is ours, the company is stealing it, no gram sabha […]
Around 250 residents of Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo Arand started a march from Surguja district to Raipur, around 330 kilometres away, on 4 October 2021, demanding cancellation of all coal mining projects in their region. Environmentalists and activists also took part in the march. After covering more than 300 km distance to the capital, Raipur over 10 days, […]
Groundxero | News Report 10 September, 2021 Eight years after security personnel had gunned down eight adivasis, including 4 minors, in an encounter in Edesmetta, a remote forest village in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, a judicial inquiry report into the incident, submitted to the state government on Wednesday, concluded that none of those killed […]
Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) in a press release condemns the loss of life of security personnel and Maoists in Chhattisgarh and appeals to all parties to maintain calm and bring an end to all hostilities. Press Release 5th April, 2021 PUCL mourns and condemns the heavy loss of lives in the […]
“Our fight is not just for the Adivasis, but for everyone in the country. Without the Adivasis you have no hope of protecting your nature, your resources or your humanity. We might be ‘illiterates’ for you, but we Adivasis are your source of courage and bravery that is essential to fight injustice.” – Soni Sori, […]