The Lucknow Conspiracy Case and the Mis-Rule of Law
Taking the Lucknow Conspiracy Case as a starting point, this article argues that a concerted campaign to delegitimise civil society organisations in India has been ongoing for several years, and escalated since 2014 under the Bharatiya Janata Party led state, by framing them as institutions aiming to dismantle India’s security and integrity. This follows precedents set up by the erstwhile British government to delegitimise peoples’ struggles against its colonial rule in India.
Condemn the Vindictive Use of NSA Against Adivasi HRD Pranab Doley
We Join 60+ Indian Indigenous Peoples and Civil Society Organisations in Condemning the Persecution of Adivasi HRD Pranab Doley under the NSA and stand with all Indigenous HRDs in Their Land Struggle in Kaziranga, Assam. We Endorse All the Demands of the 60+ organisations: read the statement on our blog
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InSAF India statement on the ongoing student/youth protests, Jantar Mantar, Delhi. For us, the protests reflect an anger against a much deeper systemic rot which must be recognised, exposed to the light, and properly understood in its origins …
Labour activists show that people’s movements are schools for critical thinking
solidarity with Shiv Kumar and other labour activists
JNU students rise against casteism and the neoliberal university
Five of the fourteen JNU students released on bail after being arrested for protesting caste discrimination and surveillance on campus
On the destruction of an already demolished press freedom in Jammu and Kashmir
In solidarity with all the brave media people of Kashmir Times and countless others, public thinkers, writers, civil society advocates, and community members who are forced to quietly bear intimidation and persecution for fear of further harm to them and their families.
Gender Politics, Operation Sindoor: InSAF India Stands with Dr. Madri Kakoti, Neha Singh Rathore, and Shamita Yadav
InSAF India stands in solidarity with Dr. Madri Kakoti, Neha Singh Rathore, and Shamita Yadav, who are now facing FIRs and legal harassment for their critical public commentary in the wake of the Pahalgam attack. We condemn these charges – purportedly for “inciting unrest” and “threatening national unity” – as more politically motivated attacks on dissent. Dr. Kakoti (a linguistic scholar who writes as “Dr. Medusa”) and folk singer Rathore are being subjected to criminal investigations merely for questioning the official narrative of the attack. Similarly, political satirist, Shamita Yadav (“The Ranting Gola”), has been accused of “anti-India propaganda” because her video critiquing the government’s response was reposted in Pakistan. These retaliatory FIRs are another alarming escalation of politically motivated suppression of free speech under the guise of nationalism.
Persecution of Indian students and academics in US Academic institutions
InSAF India condemns the actions of the Trump govt and stands in solidarity with students and academics who have been arrested and those who live in the shadow of possible future persecution for merely exercising their first amendment rights to free speech and political views. We welcome the temporary relief given by the US court to Badar Khan Suri’s deportation and hope for justice from the judiciary.
