Tag: Hyderabad Central University
March 26, 2016 /

A tale of two cities

Scenario 1: A student leader in Delhi is arrested on charges of sedition, days after an event in a university triggers right-wing ire. The student…

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March 25, 2016 /

What is happening in University of Hyderabad?

For the past three days the news media has been circulating widely, stories about ‘vandalism’ by students of the University of Hyderabad that led to the police crackdown. Surprisingly little information is actually there on the actual context, timing, duration and nature of the vandalism. It appears that the claim that a group of students indulged in acts of vandalism is enough to justify a full scale war on the entire campus community of over 5000 students. Yet this charge of vandalism is no more than a fig leaf

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March 24, 2016 /

“We the alumni of University of Hyderabad write to draw attention to the atrocities that the students are experiencing for raising their voices against injustice”

“We condemn any kind of violence that tries to suppress freedom of expression and seeks instead to spread fear. Let all students and citizens debate to make India the safest example of a real grassroot democracy. Let them speak for a just world where everyone feels safe to just be.”

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March 23, 2016 /

Reports from a prisoncamp called Hyderabad Central University

Raiot will keep updating these reports from Hyderabad Central University where an unprecedented attack by the State on students and staff continues

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