Friday, February 22, 2008

Free Binayak Sen

Just read about this on Falstaff's blog. Scary stuff.

(Why is that I didn't read about this even once in the newspapers or saw any coverage of this story on TV when I was in India in December? Don't answer that - I know.)

Via Falstaff (link to Freebinayaksen.org), Via Space bar (link to kafila.org)

Aid India's online petition

Another website (presumably based in UK) that is also seeking the release of Dr. Sen.

Tehelka has a "list of charges and evidence against Dr. Binayak Sen"

2 comments:

Rahul Siddharthan said...

I had come across it before, and saw the article in Tehelka today. I was going to blog about it too.

Most of India has the Bush mentality. If you give medical help to a Naxalite, you're with the terrorists. Obviously. I mean, if Bishen Bedi helps a Pakistani, he's anti-national. I'd be surprised if Binayak Sen is let off.

km said...

Sad but true.

Though to be fair, India's Bush mentality predates Dumbya by at least a couple of decades. Indiraji wreaked her unique brand of havoc during our Golden Years, '75-'77.