Hi folks, there are events going on around the US today to mark the one-year anniversary of the detention of Dr. Binayak Sen in Chattisgarh. Sepoy wrote about it last year. Yesterday, twenty-two Nobel Laureates called for his release.

More on him soon. I realize I'm late on posting this, but some of the planned protests haven't yet happened. View them below the fold...

* US Day of Protest for Dr. Binayak Sen: May 13, 2008.*

* Baltimore/JHU:* Talk on Dr. Binayak Sen followed by signature campaign. May 13th, 2008 (1:30 to 2:30 pm) School of Public Health [Contact Email : Manjunath - mshankar at jhsph.edu or 952-201-8679]

* Boston:* Vigil @ Harvard Square on May 13, 2008 (7pm) [Event Poster - JPG ; PDF ] [Contact Email: freebsen at gmail.com]

* Houston/Dallas:* Candlelight Vigil, film screening and signing of petition - [Contact Srinadh @ srinadhm at gmail.com

* New York: * Protest in front of Indian Consulate on May 13, 2008 (12:30pm). [Event Poster - PDF] [Contact Emails: Ashwini: akr7 at columbia.edu or Murli: mnatrajan at yahoo.com]

* Pittsburgh:* Candlelight Vigil @ Church of the Redeemer, 5700 Forbes Avenue on May 13, 2008 (7:30pm) [Event Poster - PDF] [Contact Email: maryganguli at yahoo.com or sparun at gmail.com]

* Philadelphia :* Candlelight Vigil @ 40th and Locust street field on May 13, 2008 (7:30pm) [Contact Email: subhrajit subhrajit83 at yahoo.co.in]

* San Francisco:* Supporters of Dr. Binayak Sen will protest in front of the Consulate General of India, 540, Arguello Blvd. San Francisco, CA 94118 at 9.30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008. [Event Poster - HTML] [Contact Email: mail at friendsofsouthasia.org]

* Washington DC:* Protest Walk from Indian Embassy to Indian Consulate on May 13, 2008 (4pm) . [Contact: Somu @ Somu at aidindia . org / 703-728-8987]

* UK Day of Protest for Dr. Binayak Sen: May 13, 2008.*

* London:* Vigil in front of Indian High Commission on May 13, 2008 from 1-3pm. [Event Poster - PDF] [Contact Email: sasg at southasiasolidarity.org] *

* Canada Day of Protest for Dr. Binayak Sen: May 14, 2008.*

* Vancouver:* Protest action at the Indian Consulate in Vancouver on May 14th, 2008. [Contact Email: Hari Sharma of SANSAD - sansad at sansad.org] *

* France Day of Protest for Dr. Binayak Sen: May 13, 2008.*

* Paris:* Meet with the consular to voice concerns and deliver petition on May 13, 10:45 am. [Contact: Sapna Gupta sapnamg at gmail.com , +33 (0) 6 28 04 38 88]

* Sweden Day of Protest for Dr. Binayak Sen: May 13, 2008.*

* Stockholm: * Meet with the Indian Consulate staff to voice concerns and deliver petitions on May 13, 2008. [Contact Email: Pradyumna - pradyumna.singh at gmail.com]