At a Kolkata event, Prof. Apoorvanand warned that weekends have become dangerous for civil rights activists in India. Citing the arrest of Prof. Ali Khan and police actions in Bastar, he said the state uses “process as punishment” to silence dissent, especially against Muslims and marginalized voices.
A 90% disabled scholar, labeled a threat by the state, is ignored by the judiciary—Prof GN Saibaba’s tragic fate forces us to question the humanity of India’s justice system
Swara Bhaskar, Kunal Kamra and Dipankar Bhattacharya’s powerful speeches shine a light on the continued incarceration of Umar Khalid, Khalid Saifi, Gulfisha and Athar Khan, criticizing India’s legal system and policing