On December 24, 2010, Dr. Binayak Sen was convicted of conspiring to commit sedition and other charges and sentenced to life in prison. What is the evidence against Dr. Sen? In this video, based on the previously published analyses of the judgement and a 2008 PUDR report, we dissect the evidence and ask why Dr. Sen is in jail at all.
We dedicate this video to Dr. Binayak Sen and all the others like him who have been unjustly imprisoned in India.
Peace Mumbai strongly condemn’s the brutal assassination of Salman Taseer, the Governor of Pakistan’s Punjab Province, on Tuesday. He was shot dead by his security guard for taking a principled position on the controversial Blasphemy Law.
Karachi: Citizens for Democracy (CFD), a nation-wide umbrella group of political parties, trade unions, professional organisations, NGOs and individuals, strongly condemns the cold-blooded and cowardly murder of Salmaan Taseer.
The opponents of statehood for Telangana warn against violating the principle of linguistic reorganisation of states, which might trigger the formation of “too many” small states like Vidarbha, Bundelkhand, Gorkhaland and Bodoland. But there’s nothing wrong with smaller states, based on cultural, agro-climatic, economic and administrative considerations. India is huge, with 1,130 million people—far greater than the average population of just 30-35 million of the world’s 190-odd nations.
When Binayak Sen was arrested it gave a much-needed boost to the Maoists. As they advocate violence to achieve their ends, it is like oxygen for them every time the state commits a travesty of justice. It is worth remembering that armed movements, of whatever variety, have succeeded only in autocratic, dictatorial and monarchical states, but never in democratic ones.
