Jul 2, 2019 | Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
PUDR unequivocally condemns the arrest of Jnyanadeep Gogoi, a 31-year-old employee of ONGC, on false allegations of waging war and participating in unlawful and terrorist activities for his Facebook posts on ULFA (I) i.e. United Liberation Front of Assam...
Apr 2, 2019 | Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
The attack on the CRPF convoy in Pulwama in mid-February and the escalating tensions between India & Pakistan following Balakot air strikes, have provided ample occasion for the Indian state to use draconian laws to further suppress the democratic aspirations and...
Mar 15, 2019 | Undemocratic Laws
Comparative tabulation of Notifications related to banning SIMI from 2001 to 2019.
Mar 15, 2019 | Communalism, Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
PUDR draws attention to the illegality behind the decision of the Central Government-ruled Jammu and Kashmir to ban Jamaat-e-Islami of Jammu and Kashmir on February 28, 2019. While attention has been focussed on the escalation and de-escalation of tension between...
Mar 1, 2019 | Undemocratic Laws
PUDR protests the illegal arrest of Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti member Lingaraj Azad, who has been at the forefront of the peoples struggle against bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri hills, and the continuing repression against the people through routine detention of NSS...
Feb 22, 2019 | Undemocratic Laws
PUDR strongly condemns the arbitrary arrest of Veewon Thokchom, ex-President of Manipur Students Association of Delhi (MSAD) and student of Ambedkar University, on Friday 15th February in a joint operation by Delhi and Manipur police. Veewon has been at the forefront...