[Reader-list] Fwd: Press Invite: Against Witch Hunts of Minorities; In solidarity with Aftab Ansari

[mahmood farooqui]

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From: manisha sethi <manisha.sethy at gmail.com>
Date: 14 Feb 2008 13:45
Subject: Press Invite: Against Witch Hunts of Minorities; In
solidarity with Aftab Ansari
To: alam.arshad at gmail.com


PRESS INVITE



JNUSU and Forum for Democratic Initiatives (FDI) invite you to a



Press Meet



Case Of False Framing Of Aftab Alam Ansari and Justice Against
Witch-Hunt Of Minorities



Date: 15.2.08            Venue: IWPC         Time: 2.00pm



Speakers:

Aftab Alam Ansari,

the victim of false terror charges and torture. An employee of the
Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC), Aftab, was arrested and
tortured on false charges of being a 'terrorist' by the STF of UP in
conjunction with Kolkata Police on 27 Dec 07. After being tortured for
20 days he was eventually released and proved innocent due to the
efforts of his mother.

Md. Sohaib Aftab's Lawyer

Piyush Shrivastava Journalist (Mail Today) who first made

Aftab's story public

Manoj Kr. Singh ( Dainik Hindustan, Gorakhpur Correspondent)

Prashant Bhushan, Supreme Court advocate

Prof. Tanika Sarkar, JNU

and Office Bearers of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union
and Forum for Democratic Initiatives.

The meeting and the Press conference are being organized to highlight
the atrocities on Aftab Ansari, demand due justice and compensation,
and also to emphasize  the rampant witch-hunt against minorities that
is going on in UP at this juncture in the name of "war on terror".

Please ensure your presence and support by sending your correspondent
and photographer/cameraperson to cover the event.



Sandeep Singh,

President, JNUSU,



Radhika Menon,

Convenor, FDI