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Political Prisoners

  • ‘Tell the judge he has done no crime’: The struggles of Hany Babu’s family

    ‘Tell the judge he has done no crime’: The struggles of Hany Babu’s family

    Mekhala Saran
    · 2 hours ago
  • 160 academics, artists, activists call for Umar Khalid’s release

    160 academics, artists, activists call for Umar Khalid’s release

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 30, 2025 · 03:25 pm
  • Three years after Stan Swamy’s death in custody, activists recall his contributions to Adivasi cause

    Three years after Stan Swamy’s death in custody, activists recall his contributions to Adivasi cause

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 05, 2024 · 07:27 pm
  • The test of time: A jail mulaqat with Umar Khalid

    The test of time: A jail mulaqat with Umar Khalid

    Anirban Bhattacharya
    · May 20, 2024 · 07:30 am
  • Jailed Sikh separatist Amritpal Singh’s Lok Sabha nomination accepted

    Jailed Sikh separatist Amritpal Singh’s Lok Sabha nomination accepted

    Scroll Staff
    · May 15, 2024 · 06:01 pm
  • Bhima Koregaon case: Former professor Shoma Sen released from prison

    Bhima Koregaon case: Former professor Shoma Sen released from prison

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 17, 2024 · 03:51 pm
  • Bhima Koregaon case: Former professor Shoma Sen gets bail from Supreme Court

    Bhima Koregaon case: Former professor Shoma Sen gets bail from Supreme Court

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 05, 2024 · 02:16 pm
  • Caged birds and prison songs: In chorus, Stan Swamy and the Bhima Koregaon accused kept hope alive

    Caged birds and prison songs: In chorus, Stan Swamy and the Bhima Koregaon accused kept hope alive

    Vernon Gonsalves
    · Jul 05, 2023 · 07:30 am
  • Punished without trial: How India’s political prisoners are being denied basic rights in jail

    Punished without trial: How India’s political prisoners are being denied basic rights in jail

    Umang Poddar
    · Aug 09, 2022 · 06:30 am
  • Simmering tensions: What really caused the riots in Srinagar’s Central Jail early this month

    Simmering tensions: What really caused the riots in Srinagar’s Central Jail early this month

    Safwat Zargar
    · Apr 27, 2019 · 09:00 am
  • Ethiopia will release all its political prisoners, says PM Hailemariam Desalegn

    Ethiopia will release all its political prisoners, says PM Hailemariam Desalegn

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 03, 2018 · 06:53 pm