By Suresh Mathew New Delhi: “I am not a silent spectator, I am part of the game, and I am ready to pay the price.” Thus sang the caged bird before paying the biggest price by his own life. Yes, Stan Swamy, the prophet, is no more. He attained martyrdom.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Agartala: Catholic priests and nuns working in the northeastern Indian state of Tripura have recalled the life of Jesuit activists Father Stan Swamy and his work among Tribals and Dalits. The July 9 program in Agartala, the state capital, was organized by the Association for SocialContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Bar Association of India, which has attorney-general K.K. Venugopal as member and honorary chairman, has attributed Father Stan Swamy’s death in custody to “cruel and unusual institutional mistreatment.” In a statement issued through general secretary Anindita Pujari, the association said on July 8 the death of theContinue Reading
Guwahati: Father Stan Swamy is no more but his mission for “peace, justice and reconciliation” will continue. This was the message that emanated from the July 6 memorial service organised by the Assam Christian Forum and the North East Regional Catholic Bishops’ Conference at the Peace Centre in Guwahati. FatherContinue Reading
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on June 10 said Jesuit priest and activist Stan Swamy, arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, shall remain admitted in a Mumbai based private hospital till June 18 as he is suffering from COVID-19. Swamy, 84, was on May 28 shifted from the TalojaContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai: Jesuit tribal activist Father Stan Swamy was on May 28 admitted to a Catholic hospital in Mumbai following the Bombay High Court intervention. Father Swamy arrived at Holy Family Hospital in Bandra, a Mumbai suburb, at 9:45 pm, according to Jesuit Father Arockiasamy Santhanam, spokespersonContinue Reading
By Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ Ahmedabad: It was quintessential Stan! In a manner which has come to characterize him Jesuit Fr Stan Swamy told the Bombay High Court during a hearing on May 21, “I want to go to Ranchi to be with my friends….Whatever happens to me I wouldContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai: Jesuit tribal activist Father Stan Swamy was on May 18 taken to a hospital in Mumbai to give Covid-19 vaccine. The octogenarian Jesuit was then brought back to the Taloja jail near Mumbai where he was lodged on October 9, 2020. The vaccine was givenContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: Friends and family members of Father Stan Swamy on May 15 demanded immediate medical care for the 84-year-old Jesuit activist after he developed symptoms of Covid-19 infection. Father Swamy’s “health condition is getting worse. He has severe cold, fever, body pain and diarrhea,” says IrudayaContinue Reading
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has posted Father Stan Swamy’s medical bail plea to May 17. A bench of Justices SS Shinde and Manish Pital on May 4 adjourned of the 84-year-old priest’s plea with directions to the Maharashtra government to submit a report on his health on or beforeContinue Reading
