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Political cleansing, or politicide, is the murder of activists whose deaths deflate the confidence of the masses to take on the great granite block of power, writes Vijay Prashad.
Six lawmakers are pressing the attorney general for a review of the case holding the human rights lawyer under prolonged house arrest.