Soni Sori (born c. 1975 [2]) is an Adivasi school teacher turned political leader of Aam Aadmi Party in Sameli village of Dantewada in south Bastar, Chhattisgarh, India. She was arrested by …

Aug 23, 2021 · Soni Sori, shown in September 2011, is a tribal activist and human rights defender who has been advocating for the rights of indigenous people and women in Chhattisgarh, …

Soni Sori is an Adivasi (indigenous) activist from the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. In October 2011, she was arrested on charges of aiding Maoist rebels, who are fighting an armed …

Mar 14, 2016 · Soni Sori is a human rights defender who advocates for the rights of indigenous peoples in India, with a focus on women's rights. She works in Chhattisgarh, where the long …

Mar 22, 2016 · Indian tribal rights activist Soni Sori is an outspoken critic of police violence towards tribespeople in Chhattisgarh, which is facing a Maoist insurgency.

Mar 15, 2025 · Soni Sori, an Adivasi activist from Chhattisgarh, has transformed from a victim of state violence to a powerful chronicler of the ongoing struggle against internal colonisation.

Mar 15, 2022 · A special court in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada acquitted tribal activist Soni Sori on Tuesday in a sedition case filed against her in 2011. Sori and three others, including an Essar …

Jun 23, 2016 · Extreme state persecution and sexual violence by the police forces could not deter Soni from her battle for justice, truth and the rights of her people. She is considered a violated …

Mar 8, 2025 · A pioneering tribal educator, Sori the Adivasi teacher in the state, took a stand for the education of tribal children in Dantewada, a region rife with Maoist activity. Despite the …

Feb 19, 2019 · Working as teacher in Sameli village of Dantewada in south Bastar, Sori's life was far removed from politics. But all that changed when she was arrested in 2011 on charges of …