Former Iranian water polo player Reza Soleimani expresses devastation over the execution of wrestler Saleh Mohammadi and voices support for Iranian athletes protesting against the government.
A court in Mumbai on Thursday once again sought a reply from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on 83-year-old tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy's request that he be provided a straw and sipper in jail.
Swamy, who is suffering from various health ailments including Parkinson's disease, was arrested on October 8 by the NIA.
The special court judge D E Kothalikar has asked the national probe agency to file its reply on the matter on November 26.
Swamy, 83, who is suffering from various health issues including Parkinson's disease, was arrested on October 8 and has been lodged at the Taloja prison in Navi Mumbai.
He took up the causes of tribals marginalised after their lands has been taken over for dams, mines and townships, often without their consent.
'Stan's death is the culmination of a series of acts of abominable cruelty on the part of the Indian State.'
On January 1 in 2018, violence erupted at an event to mark 100 years of the Bhima-Koregaon battle, leaving one dead and several injured, including 10 policemen.
In Tokyo, hundreds of Japanese citizens came out on the streets to express solidarity with the oppressed people of Tibet, Xinjiang, Mongolia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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