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India: Dismantle the structures of sexual violence, NOT the protester’s tents! | Solidarity Statement by Concerned Citizens - May 28, 2023

28 May 2023

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Dismantle the structures of sexual violence, NOT the protester’s tents!

We, concerned citizens, are absolutely horrified to see the violence unleashed by the government and police today, to suppress the powerful grassroots support for our brave wrestlers and their struggle against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who stands accused of sexual harassment of women wrestlers stretching back over a decade. The wrestlers have been protesting since 18th of January, 2023. They had given a call to all women