Citizens for Justice and Peace
Teesta Setalvad, Her Husband Shall Not be Arrested: SC The Outlook
19-Feb-2015
New Delhi | Feb 19, 2015 Observing that personal liberty is paramount and cannot be bartered, the Supreme Court today directed the Gujarat Police not to arrest social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband in a case of embezzlement of funds but asked the couple to cooperate in the probe. The relief for Teesta and…
Setalvad Issue: AMU Teachers’ Association Criticises Gujarat Govt The Outlook
19-Feb-2015
Aligarh | Feb 19, 2015 The Aligarh Muslim University Teachers’ Association (AMUTA) today alleged that the Gujarat government was attempting to harass human rights activists who have been fighting for minority rights in the country. “Noted human rights activist Teesta Setalvad is being harassed by the Gujarat government because she has been fearlessly and tirelessly…
The plight of the ‘other’ The Asian Age
18-Feb-2015
Linking Mr Patel’s case with what happened in Gujarat in 2002 is interesting. Those killings too were a result of ‘othering’ of an entire community, which appears different from the majority. The horrific incident in Madison, Alabama, where a 57-year-old Gujarati man, was assaulted and arrested by the local police, has made headlines here because…
Teesta Setalvad victim of witch-hunt, say activists The Hindu
18-Feb-2015
Feb 18, 2015 12:17 AM , By Omar Rashid | 3 comments Activists are worried about Teesta Setalvad’s safety if she is arrested. ‘Facts twisted in an effort to malign her work’ Terming corruption charges against Teesta Setalvad baseless, civil society on Tuesday stood behind the social activist and her husband Javed Anand. If BJP…
In Challenging Modi, Indian Activists Risk a Legal Backlash The New York Times
18-Feb-2015
By MANU JOSEPH February 18, 2015 NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an admirer of persistence, but perhaps not in India’s human rights activists. What many of them are persistent about is pursuing him. On Tuesday, Mr. Modi gave a speech condemning religious violence of any kind. Yet many Indian activists and others see the…
Hounding Of Teesta Setalvad Times Of India
18-Feb-2015
Prashant Bhushan Attempts to arrest her and subject her to “custodial interrogation” are uncalled for The case of Teesta Setalvad is a chilling example of what can still happen to even highly acclaimed and well connected per sons in this country if they take on those in authority , and especially if the person you…
Arnab Goswami, Lekhi, Jethmalani & a bundle of Lies – Rukmini Sen The Feminist
18-Feb-2015
The Feminist February 18, 2015 Comments: 2 Dear Arnab Goswami, Three Quick points- 1) Zakia Jafri has not taken her case/statement back from any court. 2) No court has said Teesta Setalvad is guilty of Perjury. 3) In Best Bakery case Zahira Sheikh was sentenced by the Indian Supreme Court to one year in prison…
Teesta `hounded for speaking up’, feel many The Times of India
17-Feb-2015
New Delhi TIMES NEWS NETWORK The Gujarat police’s move to arrest Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand is not just about “the harassment and victimization“ of activists fighting for justice in the Gujarat carnage cases. It’s a warning to all about “the consequences of speaking up“. This was the consensus at a meeting organized…
V FOR VENDETTA! The Citizen
17-Feb-2015
NEW DELHI: In an environment legitimised by television channels that rush to throw mud on individuals who run foul of the establishment for standing up for rights and justice, The Citizen as a matter of editorial policy found it imperative to ask social activists and editors Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand to respond to the…
Solidarity with Teesta Setalvad – Demonstration in Mumbai Bilkul News
17-Feb-2015
Bilkul News, Mumbai, Feb 17: A large number of activists gathered outside Dadar Railway Station in Mumbai on Sunday (15-2-2015) evening for a public demonstration of solidarity with Teesta Setalvad & Javed Anand who are being hounded by Gujarat police with false cases. Famous film maker Anand Patwardhan, renowned writer-activist Dr. Ram Puniyani, AIDWA Maharashtra Secretary …