---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Concernedcitizens now <concernedcitizens...@gmail.com> Date: 30 August 2010 14:22 Subject: PRESS INVITATION - A Date Line with Jangalmahal
* PRESS INVITATION VENUE: PRESS CLUB, NEW DELHI * *Time and Date: **3.30 **PM--- **31 **August 2010---(Tuesday)* ***A Date Line with Jangalmahal* *SHOCKING FACTS FROM LALGARH!* Manik Mandal, a Bengali writer was arrested on 15 May 2010 along with a scientist, Nisha Biswas and a teacher at Lalgarh in West Midnapur, West Bengal by the Bengal Police. Three journalists were also detained along with them for few hours. These three intellectuals were put in a Conspiracy Case under sections 120A, 120B, 122, 123, 124. They were incarcerated in prison for 43 days for having conspired to overthrow an elected government. And what was their so-called conspiracy? *That they took the trouble to go to Lalgarh region under the crosshairs of the war machine of joint security forces to get firsthand information of the prevailing situation there. In fact this has been a long standing demand of the intellectuals and other social activists in the country for free access to all regions where the State has held the people fighting for their lives and livelihoods under siege.* The three intellectuals were released recently on bail. However, they continue to face the Conspiracy Case framed on them by the West Bengal government. Manik Mandal, the Bengali novelist will address the Press Conference to reveal some of the damning details that he was witness to not only in Jangalmahal but also in those eventful days in the prison where he could talk first hand to a cross section of the PCAPA activists held under various charges as well as the prisoners held under the Jnaneshwari train sabotage. Prof Amit Bhaduri, professor emeritus JNU, Sumit Chakravartty, editor * Mainstream* weekly, and Prashant Bhushan, senior advocate, Supreme Court of India will also address the press conference. * * *Concerned Citizens* B 57 Gulmohar Park (1st Floor) New Delhi - 110049 * * Contact: 9339080352, 9910455993, 9811153254, concernedcitizens...@gmail.com -- Concerned Citizens -- Concerned Citizens - -- Adv Kamayani Bali Mahabal +919820749204 skype-lawyercumactivist "After a war, the silencing of arms is not enough. Peace means respecting all rights. You can’t respect one of them and violate the others. When a society doesn’t respect the rights of its citizens, it undermines peace and leads it back to war.” -- Maria Julia Hernandez www.otherindia.org www.binayaksen.net www.phm-india.org www.phmovement.org www.ifhhro.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. To post to this group, send email to humanrights-movem...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to humanrights-movement+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en.
Invitation for Press Conference.doc
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