Citizens for Justice and Peace
IIMC student’s FB post against Dalits stirs disquiet
03-Feb-2016
Anuradha Raman NEW DELHI, February 3, 2016 The post comes in the wake of the suicide of research scholar Rohith Vemula and subsequent unrest in the University of Hyderabad. A Facebook post by a student of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) here targeting Dalits has led to disquiet on the campus, with administrative…
Vemula protests: Video shows cops’ brutal face
02-Feb-2016
Woman pulled by her hair, agitating students beaten up Aradhna Wal @aradhnaw New Delhi: A video of extreme police brutality did the rounds on Monday, forcing people to take note of the lathicharge on university students carrying out a protest for justice of Rohith Vemula, the Dalit student from Hyderabad who had committed suicide earlier…
Uproar over video of Delhi police and others beating protesters near RSS office
02-Feb-2016
By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: February 2, 2016 3:35 am The video, shot on January 30, shows police officers and men in plain clothes beating protesters at Jhandewalan. A video that shows Delhi Police officers beating students, who were protesting outside the RSS headquarters in Jhandewalan over Dalit research scholar Rohith…
Ban on Thangadh Dalits’ killing inquiry report
02-Feb-2016
Feb 02 2016 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Vijaysinh Parmar Rajkot: The state government feels that the disclosure of an inquiry report into killing of three Dalit youths in police firing in Thangadh town of Surendranagar in 2012 may harm sovereignty and integrity of the country and incite hatred among sections of the society.…
60 Dalit students in Bihar threaten suicide
02-Feb-2016
Amarnath Tewary Patna, February 2, 2016 Sixty Dalit students from Bihar, who are studying engineering in Orissa, have threatened to commit suicide after the Bihar government allegedly stopped paying their stipends to the college, and the students were forced to leave the institution. All the 60 students had secured their admission in Rajdhani Engineering College,…
Ban on Thangadh Dalits’ killing inquiry report
02-Feb-2016
Feb 02 2016 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Vijaysinh Parmar Rajkot: The state government feels that the disclosure of an inquiry report into killing of three Dalit youths in police firing in Thangadh town of Surendranagar in 2012 may harm sovereignty and integrity of the country and incite hatred among sections of the society.…
Vested interests trying to show Rohith was not Dalit: Karnataka CM
02-Feb-2016
In a letter to Vemula’s mother Radhika, Siddaramaiah expressed regret that the university campus has become a “place for unscrupulous elements to achieve their politically motivated, caste-based agenda.” By: PTI | New Delhi | Updated: February 2, 2016 6:40 pm Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has condemned the attempts by “vested interests” for projecting the Hyderabad…
60 Dalit students in Bihar threaten suicide
02-Feb-2016
Amarnath Tewary Patna, February 2, 2016 Sixty Dalit students from Bihar, who are studying engineering in Orissa, have threatened to commit suicide after the Bihar government allegedly stopped paying their stipends to the college, and the students were forced to leave the institution. All the 60 students had secured their admission in Rajdhani Engineering College,…
Vested interests trying to show Rohith was not Dalit: Karnataka CM
02-Feb-2016
In a letter to Vemula’s mother Radhika, Siddaramaiah expressed regret that the university campus has become a “place for unscrupulous elements to achieve their politically motivated, caste-based agenda.” By: PTI | New Delhi | Updated: February 2, 2016 6:40 pm Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has condemned the attempts by “vested interests” for projecting the Hyderabad…
Thousands from city demand justice for Rohith
02-Feb-2016
• 2 Feb 2016 • Hindustan Times (Mumbai) • HT Correspondent htmetro@hindustantimes.com Activists, students, social workers want action against those responsible for Dalit scholar’s suicide MUMBAI: Thousands of students, political activists and social workers came out on the streets to protest against the suicide of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad. Sporting caps that read…