Matters India Reporter Mumbai, August 7, 2025 — St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, has cancelled its annual Stan Swamy Memorial Lecture scheduled for August 9, following protests from the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a student organization affiliated with the RSS. The lecture, titled “Migration for Livelihood: Hope amidst Miseries,” wasContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, July 5, 2024: When on July 5, 2021, the fascist regime of India, killed Jesuit Father Stan Swamy, they succeeded only in destroying the frail body of an 84-year-old Catholic Priest. Today, three years after that fateful day, the Spirit of Stan Swamy lives on. MillionsContinue Reading
By P A Chacko Sahibganj, July 4, 2023: July 5 is the second anniversary of Jesuit Father Stan Swami’s martyrdom. Denying even a straw to drink water, when Stan was unable to hold a cup with his shivering hands in his jail cell, was the cruelty of a regime thatContinue Reading
By Suresh Mathew New Delhi, July 5, 2022: Today, July 5, is the first death anniversary of Father Stan Swamy, one of the noblest souls of the Indian Church whose heart bled for the Tribals, Dalits and poor. It was nothing less than custodial death as he was denied bailContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 1, 2022. An international organization that honors human rights defenders across the world has chosen late Jesuit Father Stan Swamy for this year’s Martin Ennals Award. “This is an acknowledgement of the work and legacy Fr Stan Swamy has left behind for allContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: A new book on Jesuit tribal activist Father Stan Swamy will be released in New Delhi. Human rights defenders are set to launch a book on Father Stan titled, ‘Fr Stan Swamy: A Maoist or A Martyr?’ by Jesuit Father Prakash Louis. Father LuisContinue Reading
New Delhi: Human rights activists, civil society groups, mass organizations and trade union members have staged agitations in various parts of India in protest against the “institutional murder” of Father Stan Swamy. Protests were reported on July 23 from Jharkhand, Delhi and other parts of the country. More than 70Continue Reading
By Joel Urumpil Chaibasa: I want to speak about the Stan I knew for over 40 years and more — a very vibrant man totally committed to the liberation of human society. Stan had two aspects: the intellectual and the grassroots activist. I first met Stan in the mid-1970s whenContinue Reading
By Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ Ahmedabad: It is ten days since Father Stan Swamy passed away. Dear Fr. Stan Swamy On July 5, you completed your pilgrimage here on earth! Thousands feel your loss everywhere; a light has gone out of our lives and there is darkness everywhere! There isContinue Reading
By Frank Krishner Patna: An online condolence meeting for Jesuit human rights defender Father Stan Swamy was challenged to stop wailing and get involved in people’s struggles. “These meetings allow us to weep, and people join in the wailing without connecting Stan’s reality, his faith, or his conviction. In tribalContinue Reading
