Human Rights Defenders Data Information Knowledge Solidarity
HRDs must counter State's offensive of intimidating ordinary people, from expressing their opinion on social media or on various issues . Lawyers as well as Journalists, and youtubers bring these cases up in the public eye in order to youth to feel more secure speaking out.. This series we will document case law as well as reports through links to documents, reports from various websites and Blogs and Posts of HRDs. This is also an attempt to publicise all the dirty tricks State have been using. This is a contributory effort..
Bhima Koregaon Violence Caused By Another Group : Jaising Argues Relying On Ex-CM's Statements, Pune Police Affidavit Sharmeen Hakim 26 July 2021
https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/bhima-koregaon-violence-caused-by-another-group-jaising-argues-relying-on-ex-cms-statements-pune-police-affidavit-178184
‘REVELATIONS ON SNOOPING VINDICATE OUR STAND’ http://www.kashmirtimes.com/newsdet.aspx?q=111761 Kashmir Times. Dated: 7/21/2021
mobile numbers of several Elgaar Parishad accused were on a list of those selected for surveillance by an unidentified client of NSO. Such “tampering”, the relatives of the Elgaar accused say, strengthens the suspicion that the “evidence” against the detainees was planted on their electronic devices — as already suggested by American digital forensics firm Arsenal Consulting in the case of two accused.
Among the surveillance targets named by the exposé are academics Hany Babu MT, Vernon Gonsalves, Anand Teltumbde and Shoma Sen; activists Gautam Navlakha and Rona Wilson; and lawyers Arun Ferreira and Sudha Bharadwaj.
The numbers of several relatives and suspected associates of the Elgaar detainees too were on the list. They include: “Varavara Rao’s daughter Pavana; lawyer Surendra Gadling’s wife Minal Gadling, his associate lawyers Nihalsingh Rathod and Jagadish Meshram, one of his former clients Maruti Kurwatkar, who was charged in multiple cases under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), incarcerated for over four years and later released on bail; Bharadwaj’s lawyer Shalini Gera; Teltumbde’s friend Jaison Cooper, a Kerala-based rights activist; scholar of the Naxalite movement and Bastar-based lawyer Bela Bhatia; one of the oldest members of the Kabir Kala Manch cultural group Rupali Jadhav; and tribal rights activist Mahesh Raut’s close associate and lawyer Lalsu Nagoti,” a report in The Wire news website, which participated in the exposé, said.
Opinion: India’s cruelty to its critics shows the deterioration of the world’s largest democracy https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/18/worlds-largest-democracy-takes-political-prisoners/
Indian authorities have jailed Surendra Gadling, a lawyer known for defending Dalits (once known as “untouchables”), and Rona Wilson, a human rights activist, for three years without trial. They are victims of an extensive malware campaign that framed them for plotting with Maoist insurgents, according to a recent forensics report. Someone — the perpetrator remains unknown — hacked into their computers via a malware-laden email, then planted incriminating documents, including one that discusses assassinating Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
What links Mr. Gadling, Mr. Wilson and many of the malware’s 14 other recipients is their outspoken criticism of India’s ruling party and Mr. Modi’s increasingly authoritarian tendencies.
- Arsenal Report Feb 2021
- Planted Documents
- The Computer Evidence
- Planted Evidence
- Bhima Koregaon: Marking three years since the first arrest
- Stan Swamy in a interview before formal arrest..
- Is Stan Swamy a Terrorist?
- Faith in the Court..
- Hany Babu & his work
- Jenny Rowena speaks at the solidarity meet for Hany Babu
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Ban on films, documentaries by Government e.g documentary on PM by BBC. Debate on censorship, opinion, statements by media people, leaders, screening of film on Modi at universities etc.
Corporate Behaviour and Free Speech
In a defamation case against Paranjoy Thakurta, a court has order, issued on September 6, directed the removal of defamatory content from their respective articles and social media posts within five days. In the suit filed by Adani Enterprises Ltd, seen by HT, the allegedly defamatory material includes transcripts of YouTube videos, screenshots of X posts by journalists, and images of their X profiles.https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/mib-issues-takedown-notices-to-13-digital-news-publishers-over-adani-defamation-case/ar-AA1MIjBR
Based on this, The ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) on Tuesday issued takedown notices to 13 digital news publishers on YouTube and Instagram for disseminating defamatory content related to Adani Enterprises Ltd.The ministry’s order names journalists, media houses, and creators — including Newslaundry, Ravish Kumar, Dhruv Rathee, The Wire, HW News Network, and Aakash Banerjee’s The Deshbhakt — who have received a list of 138 YouTube video URLs and 83 Instagram links to be taken down.