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India: police seize assets of Jesuit activist

October 23, 2019

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CWN Editor's Note: Police in Ranchi, India, have confiscated the assets of a Jesuit priest-activist who failed to appear for a judicial hearing. Father Stan Swamy, who has worked with tribal groups to prevent development in forests, faces charges of treason and terrorism; civic officials claim that he worked with Maoist guerrillas against the government.

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