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Is India Still a Democracy? Political Prisoners Tell Their Stories

During the three-year-long trial against Professor GN Saibaba and the other men, which ran from 2014 to 2017, the prosecution produced no real evidence. Of 23 witnesses presented before the court by the prosecution, 22 were police officers. The only civilian witness retracted his confession after claiming it resulted from torture. While Saibaba’s health deteriorated in prison, Rahi, the social activist and journalist, alleged that he, Mishra, Narote, and Mahesh Tirki were tortured in custody by investigating officer Suhas Bawache.

time.com/6305728/voices-of-pol

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GN Saibaba’s detention is ‘inhumane and senseless’ says UN Special Rapporteur

The former professor was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2017 for allegedly having links to the banned Communist Party of India (Maoists).

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Kept GN Saibaba in Jail, Made UAPA Harder: What Justice MR Shah Did in SC

On the day after Justice MR Shah's retirement, we reflect upon his time as a Supreme Court judge.

thequint.com/news/law/gn-saiba

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