Binayak Sen Sentence

• Supreme Court grants bail to Maoist leader Narayan Sanyal

  The Supreme Court today granted bail to Maoist Politbureau member Narayan Sanyal. Sanyal, along with Binayak Sen, was convicted for sedition and sentenced to life imprisonment. Binayak Sen had already been granted bail.

• The campaign for Dr Binayak Sen

  The crusade for Dr Binayak Sen is growing each day. Eighty intellectuals, including noted American political activist Noam Chomsky, have signed the following statement in protest: "Such an action on the part of the state... will inevitably raise the thought in the minds of many that an order within which the activities of a person like Dr Sen can b...

• After life sentence, worldwide support for activist Binayak Sen

  Protests against the life sentence for doctor-activist Dr Binayak Sen for sedition are expected to culminate on Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary. Human Rights activists, civil society members, and legal luminaries are condemning the move to link him to banned Maoist activity.Activists have taken to the streets and even petitioned the President fo...

• Activists write to president condemning Binayak sentence

  There is growing outrage among activists and citizens after the sentencing of civil right activist Binayak Sen, to life in jail, on charges of sedition and helping Naxals.Activists have written to the President of India saying: The charges against Dr Sen are trumped up and intended to punish him for his criticism of Chhattisgarh government's human ...

• Dr Binayak Sen found guilty of treason, sentenced to life term

  Renowned civil rights activist, -58-year-old, Dr Binayak Sen has been found guilty of sedition for helping Maoists and has been sentenced to life term.A Raipur court in Chhattisgarh has found him guilty of waging war against India.''He has been found guilty under Section 124 and also under Chhattisgarh Jan Suraksha Act. We will appeal against it, '...