{"id":60510,"date":"2012-11-16T11:07:25","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T11:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=60510"},"modified":"2012-11-21T10:16:35","modified_gmt":"2012-11-21T10:16:35","slug":"catholic-groups-in-india-have-brought-blasphemy-charges-against-sanal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/catholic-groups-in-india-have-brought-blasphemy-charges-against-sanal\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Groups In India Have Brought Blasphemy Charges Against Sanal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Catholic groups in India have brought blasphemy charges against Sanal Edamarauku, the country\u2019s most prominent rationalist. They may get more than they bargained for, says Caspar Melville.\u00a0Sanal Edamaruku is facing up to three years in an Indian jail for telling the truth.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/india-blasphemy-backlash\/\">more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/india-blasphemy-backlash\/sanal-edamaruku-1024x576\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60506\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-60506\" title=\"sanal-edamaruku-1024x576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sanal-edamaruku-1024x576.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sanal-edamaruku-1024x576.gif 1024w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sanal-edamaruku-1024x576-300x168.gif 300w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sanal-edamaruku-1024x576-800x450.gif 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/2012\/11\/21-nov-standing-up-to-blasphemy-laws-sanal-edamaruku-and-free-speech-in-india\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">21 Nov: Standing up to Blasphemy Laws: Sanal Edamaruku and free speech in India<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:\u00a0<\/strong>Wednesday 21 November, 1pm<br \/>\n<strong>Venue<\/strong>: Free Word Centre (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freewordonline.com\/info\/visiting-us\/\">map here<\/a>)<br \/>\n<strong>Tickets<\/strong>: Free (<a href=\"http:\/\/sanalfreespeech.eventbrite.co.uk\/\">available here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Prominent Indian rationalist\u00a0<strong>Sanal Edamaruku<\/strong>, currently fighting blasphemy charges in India, is in London for just 2 days. Join New Humanist and Index on Censorship for a lively, rapid-fire lunchtime event looking at Sanal\u2019s case and more widely at the blasphemy laws in India today.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Sanal will be a panel of experts, including retired appeal court judge\u00a0<strong>Sir<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Stephen Sedley<\/strong>, historian\u00a0<strong>Professor\u00a0Richard Sorabji<\/strong>, journalist and novelist\u00a0<strong>Salil Tripathi<\/strong>\u00a0and free speech campaigners, to discuss the implications of the case for the future of blasphemy in India and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>This is a free event but there will be a chance to contribute to Sanal\u2019s legal defence. 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