Stan Swamy - Jesuit European Social Centre https://jesc.eu Vision and Values for Europe Mon, 05 Jul 2021 15:18:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 Stan Swamy SJ: Jesuit human rights activist dies at 84 https://jesc.eu/stan-swamy-jesuit-jailed-activist-died-at-84/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stan-swamy-jesuit-jailed-activist-died-at-84 Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:33:20 +0000 https://jesc.eu/?p=8740 We are deeply saddened to hear that Fr. Stan Swamy SJ, human rights activist and Jesuit priest, passed away on Monday, July 5. The 84 year old activist died in the hospital while waiting for bail.   Stan Swamy SJ, the oldest person to be accused of terrorism in India, was arrested in October 2020. […]

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]]> India’s Inconvenient Case of Stan Swamy SJ https://jesc.eu/indias-inconvenient-case-of-stan-swamy-sj/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=indias-inconvenient-case-of-stan-swamy-sj Fri, 28 May 2021 08:53:21 +0000 https://jesc.eu/?p=8570 What (Counter) Terrorism is Not: India’s Inconvenient Case of Stan Swamy SJ “A caged bird can still sing.” Stan Swamy’s letter from the prison   Stan Swamy is the oldest Indian to be incarcerated under terrorist charges. Under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested this 84-year-old Jesuit for his […]

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