By Matters India Reporter Ranchi, October 22, 2019: A coalition of progressive organizations in Jharkhand has condemned police attaching the belongings of an octogenarian Jesuit social activist. The Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha (JJM) “demands immediate quashing of the FIR and dropping of all frivolous charges against Stan Swamy and other activistsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ranchi, June 12, 2019: A human rights group in Jharkhand, eastern India, has condemned what it called repeated raids on Jesuit social activist Father Stan Swamy. “The raids and arrests are part of the government’s growing attempts to stifle dissent and intimidate those who are fightingContinue Reading
By D Solomon Gumla, April 18, 2019: A fact-finding team that probed the lynching of Christian Adivasis in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand has questioned the local police’s inaction and opposition parties’ silence. “The actions of the local police raise several questions. While the victims kept saying that theyContinue Reading
