Immediately Release the Leaderships and Activists of the Democratic Movements of India!
On the 28th of August in over 6 states Indian police made a series of raids and arrests of so far 8 Community leaders and Intellectuals. They have been arrested without any proven charges, just on the basis of suspicion of being behind the violence which took place at a protest rally for Dalits last year.
Among them are Human Rights activist Sudha Bharadwaj, highly regarded revolutionary poet Varavara Rao, writer Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, reporter Gautam Navlakha and more others . By committing these illegal and unjust arrests, the Indian police have once again unmasked the so-called democracy of India.
We highly regard this current situation of India as unannounced Emergency (martial law). The government and the police conniving to arrest anyone at will for showing the slightest sign of resistance to the fascist schemes of the government is concrete proof of the situation of emergency.
Worth mentioning further, all those who have been arrested are those mostly loudly raising their voices against the fascism imposed by Modi. All of them were firm in their commitment to fighting for the Democratic Rights of the people, each from their own position.
As allies of the Indian people and the Indian democratic revolution, it is the duty of all freedom seekers across the world to protest the mass-arrest and raise our collective voices against Modi’s fascism.
We demand the immediate and unconditional release of those arrested. We also call for creating of initiatives to begin a revolutionary movement demanding for their release.
Signatures:
- Atif Anik, President, Revolutionary Student-Youth Movement, Bangladesh
- Jugendwiderstand (Youth Resistance), Germany
- Arunank, State General Secretary, Democratic Students Union (Telangana), India
- Kara Lenina Taggaoa, National Spokesperson, League of Filipino Students (LFS), Philippines
- Democratic Students Union, India
- Parvez Lelin, Bangladesh Student Federation, Bangladesh
- Saeed Bilash, Chatra Ganamanch, Bangladesh
- Chiranjiwi Dhakal, President, All Nepal National Independence Student Union (Revolutionary), ANNISU(R), Nepal
- Bhushan Longjam, Secretary General, Socialist Students’ Union of Manipur (SSUM), Manipur
- Dayar-i-Shauq Student’s Charter, India
- Ram Nepali, Secretary General, All Nepal National Independent Students’ Union (Revolutionary), ANNISU(R), Nepal
