State ‘attacking activists’ to break tribal struggle for land in bauxite-rich Odisha hills

The following statements by the National Alliance of People’s Movements and the Odisha based Ganatantrik Adhikar Surakhya Sangathan are among many expressions of outrage at state attacks using the anti-terror Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) on Adivasis seeking to protect the Niyamgiri hills from bauxite mining. Find out more here: https://www.counterview.net/2023/08/state-attacking-activists-to-break.html ; https://pudr.org/free-niyamgiri-stop-arrests-illegal-detentions-and-attacks-nss-and-people-kashipur ; https://countercurrents.org/2023/08/withdraw-uapa-cases-against-leaders-activists-and-supporters-of-the-movement-led-by-niyamgiri-surakhya-samiti/