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Topic: Elgar Parishad

‘Give Gautam Navlakha speedy trial, bail,’ says rights body, wants NIA off Bhima Koregaon case

Sukriti Vats -
Delhi-based civil liberties group Peoples Union for Democratic Rights seeks immediate bail and fair trial for all accused in Bhima Koregaon case, calls for repeal of UAPA.

Bombay HC extends Bhima Koregaon-accused Varavara Rao’s time to surrender till 28 Feb

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Rao, 83, is on a temporary release from jail since Feb last year due to ill-health. He was due to surrender on 5 September but has been granted extension several times on various grounds.

Activist Sudha Bharadwaj walks out of jail after 3 years

PTI -
Bharadwaj was one of the 16 activists and academicians arrested in the Elgar Parishad case in August 2018 under the stringent UAPA. She was kept in Byculla women's jail in Mumbai.

Court allows Sudha Bharadwaj’s release from jail on furnishing surety of Rs 50,000

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Other conditions laid down by the special court for Bharadwaj's release include that she shall reside in the jurisdiction of the court and cannot leave Mumbai without its permission.

Bombay HC grants default bail to activist Sudha Bharadwaj in Bhima Koregaon case

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Bharadwaj has been in custody as an undertrial since her arrest in 2018. The high court, however, rejected the default bail pleas of co-accused Sudhir Dhawale and 7 others.

Bhima Koregaon accused Navlakha moves Bombay HC for house arrest instead of prison custody

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Activist Gautam Navlakha, who is currently lodged in Taloja prison, also sought that the HC direct jail authorities to get him medically examined for a lump developed in his chest.

NIA draft charges claim accused wanted to ‘wage war against nation’ in Elgar Parishad case

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The draft lays down 17 charges against 15 accused and want them to be charged under various sections of UAPA & IPC. NIA has also alleged the accused of being CPI (Maoist) members.

‘Never anticipated this would happen’ — Bombay HC says on Stan Swamy’s death in custody

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While hearing Stan Swamy's bail appeals posthumously, the high court described the Jesuit priest as 'a wonderful man' and said it has great respect for his work.

Bhima Koregaon accused observe hunger strike in jail over ‘institutional murder’ of Stan Swamy

PTI -
The statement released by the Elgar case prisoners alleged that the NIA and Taloja jail's former superintendent Kaustubh Kurlekar never missed a single opportunity to 'harass' Swamy.

Death of activist Stan Swamy ‘devastating’, EU, UN human rights officials say

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UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders said Swamy was arrested on false charges of terrorism and criticised jailing human rights defenders as 'inexcusable'.
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