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UPDATE: Life sentence overturned for former Delhi University professor G.N. Saibaba

March 9, 2024

According to the Hindustan Times, Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba was released from prison on Thursday after being acquitted by the Bombay high court. The prosecution failed to link Saibaba and five others to their suspected links with Maoist ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, India, Update Tagged With: Dr. Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba, g.n. saibaba

Acquittal of English Professor from Delhi University Rescinded

November 4, 2022

G.N. Saibaba, a former English professor from Delhi University, was arrested in 2014 and convicted in 2017 for alleged links to the Communist Party of India (Maoist) and peaceful academic activities. Very recently, the Bombay High Court acquitted him, but the ruling was recently reversed by India’s Supreme Court, despite his ill health. ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: India Tagged With: Dr. Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba

Human Rights Defender Saibaba Held in Prison in Inhumane Conditions

June 27, 2022

The health of severely handicapped human rights defender Dr. Saibaba continues to deteriorate. CCS demands his release from prison. https://www.forum-asia.org/?p=37065&emci=3578f24a-34f3-ec11-b47a-281878b83d8a&emdi=d8155de8-4ff3-ec11-b47a-281878b83d8a&ceid=1661962 ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: India Tagged With: Dr. Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba

English Professor from Delhi University Still Imprisoned Despite Having COVID-19 a Second Time

January 19, 2022

Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba, an English professor at Delhi University, was arrested in 2014 and convicted in 2017 for his peaceful academic activities and purported membership in the Communist Party. He suffers from post-polio syndrome, COVID-19, and numerous other medical conditions, yet he has not been provided with the appropriate medical ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: India Tagged With: Dr. Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba

English Professor from Delhi University Ill But Still In Solitary With No Credible Evidence

June 15, 2020

Dr. G.N. Saibaba, a former English professor from Delhi University, was arrested in 2014 and convicted in 2017 for being a member of a terrorist gang/organization with no credible evidence.  He was sentenced to life in jail.  There is no credible evidence proving this charge.  Dr. Saibaba, a post—polio sufferer is  having serious health problems while confined - 19 serious issues as reported by a ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, India Tagged With: Dr. Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba

Health of G.N. Saibaba, Former Professor of English at Delhi University, Is Seriously Deteriorating

September 15, 2018

Dr. G.N. Saibaba, who was sentenced to life in prison under a terrorism statute for contradictory opinions with the government of India, has been sentenced to life in prison. Dr. Saibaba is wheelchair-bound from a childhood incidence with polio that left him significantly paralyzed. Since he has been in prison his health has continued to deteriorate. Without good medical and follow-up care Dr. ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: India Tagged With: Dr. Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba, health, India, Prison, saibaba

Delhi Academic Suffers Serious Medical Ailments In Jail

April 27, 2018

G.N. Saibaba, an academic and activist, was convicted of belonging to a banned Maoist group in a trial that allegedly did not meet international fair trial standards and used fabricated evidence. Saibaba suffers from numerous medical conditions as well: acute pancreatitis, hypertension and a heart condition. He is wheelchair bound as a result of post-polio paralysis and is in danger of losing ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, India Tagged With: Dr. Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba

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