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The @Cockroachisback‘s @SauravDassss & @AshutoshRanka were sent to jail by a police officer acting as executive magistrate. #Modi govt says its new criminal laws “decolonise” justice. Yet the BNSS retains colonial provisions that allow such detention, writes @surbhi_karwa article-14.com/post/how-the-…

Neighbourhood disputes Action against journalists ‘Drinking tea suspiciously’ CJP leaders @SauravDassss & @AshutoshRanka were the latest to be sent to jail by a police officer using powers under #Modi govt’s new criminal-procedure law Decades of court rulings have warned against "disproportionate use” of such colonial-era preventive powers. Yet the BNSS retains them, writes @surbhi_karwa article-14.com/post/how-the-…

"His dedication to the cause of serving humanity is infectious" Odisha police have arrested Randall Sequeira, a doctor who serves Adivasi communities & supports the anti-mining movement Police claim he has been instigating tribals @Ayaskant_Das has this profile article-14.com/post/-mobile-…

In 1978, @chetnavsinha was arrested for protesting violence against #Dalits and demanding that Marathwada University be named after Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Watching students prepare to protest today, she salutes the parents who show up despite their fears—and argues that young people must be free to find their own voice To read, subscribe: article-14.com/subscribe

Between July 2017 & June 2018, Delhi Police arrested 23,012 people under preventive-policing provisions Of these, 6,944 were sent to judicial custody. @surbhi_karwa examines how colonial-era powers survive in #Modi govt’s new criminal laws, despite repeated court warnings about disproportionate use article-14.com/post/how-the-…

"Doctor Babu is like a mobile hospital. He lives in a tiled hut. He visits households & provides free treatment" Odisha police arrested Randall Sequeira, a doctor who serves Adivasi communities & supports the anti-mining movement. @Ayaskant_Das has this profile article-14.com/post/-mobile-…

Odisha police have arrested Randall Sequeira, a doctor who serves Adivasi communities & supports the anti-mining movement Sequeira received bail in an earlier FIR Previously, the High Court found no grounds for an order prohibiting his movements @Ayaskant_Das reports article-14.com/post/-mobile-…

Between July 2017 & June 2018, Delhi police arrested 23,012 people under preventive-policing provisions, with 6,944 sent to judicial custody CJP leaders @SauravDassss & @AshutoshRanka were sent to jail under these same colonial-era powers retained in #Modi govt’s new criminal laws, writes @surbhi_karwa article-14.com/post/how-the-…

Neighbourhood disputes Action against journalists ‘Drinking tea suspiciously’ CJP leaders @SauravDassss & @AshutoshRanka were the latest to be sent to jail by a police officer using powers under #Modi govt’s new criminal-procedure law Decades of court rulings have warned against "disproportionate use” of such colonial-era preventive powers. Yet the BNSS retains them, writes @surbhi_karwa article-14.com/post/how-the-…

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The @Cockroachisback‘s @SauravDassss & @AshutoshRanka were sent to jail by a police officer acting as executive magistrate. #Modi govt says its new criminal laws “decolonise” justice. Yet the BNSS retains colonial provisions that allow such detention, writes @surbhi_karwa article-14.com/post/how-the-…

"He came to this area for a fellowship, but realised there is a much deeper malaise" Odisha police arrest Dr Randall Sequeira, who works with Adivasis & backs anti-mining protests. Police accuse him of instigating tribals @Ayaskant_Das profiles him & his work article-14.com/post/-mobile-…

"His dedication to the cause of serving humanity is infectious" Odisha police have arrested Randall Sequeira, a doctor who serves Adivasi communities & supports the anti-mining movement Police claim he has been instigating tribals @Ayaskant_Das has this profile article-14.com/post/-mobile-…

Political participation is also an education. It teaches young people to question society Drawing on her arrest during the 1978 movement to rename Marathwada University after Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, @chetnavsinha, founder of @ManndeshiOrg, reflects on what parents owe young protesters: not agreement, but space to find their own voice To read, subscribe: article-14.com/subscribe

Between July 2017 & June 2018, Delhi Police arrested 23,012 people under preventive-policing provisions Of these, 6,944 were sent to judicial custody. @surbhi_karwa examines how colonial-era powers survive in #Modi govt’s new criminal laws, despite repeated court warnings about disproportionate use article-14.com/post/how-the-…

"Doctor Babu is like a mobile hospital. He lives in a tiled hut. He visits households & provides free treatment" Odisha police arrested Randall Sequeira, a doctor who serves Adivasi communities & supports the anti-mining movement. @Ayaskant_Das has this profile article-14.com/post/-mobile-…

“Why would the police beat me?” I asked my mother after I was arrested during a student protest in 1978 @chetnavsinha recalls the movement to rename Marathwada University after Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, 13 days in jail, and why parents must let young people find their own political voice To read, subscribe: article-14.com/subscribe

Odisha police have arrested Randall Sequeira, a doctor who serves Adivasi communities & supports the anti-mining movement Sequeira received bail in an earlier FIR Previously, the High Court found no grounds for an order prohibiting his movements @Ayaskant_Das reports article-14.com/post/-mobile-…

Neighbourhood disputes Action against journalists ‘Drinking tea suspiciously’ CJP leaders @SauravDassss & @AshutoshRanka were the latest to be sent to jail by a police officer using powers under #Modi govt’s new criminal-procedure law Decades of court rulings have warned against "disproportionate use” of such colonial-era preventive powers. Yet the BNSS retains them, writes @surbhi_karwa article-14.com/post/how-the-…