The Jesuit Provincial of Canada, Fr Erik Oland, has sent a letter expressing deep concern about the incarceration of Fr Stan Swamy SJ, an 83 year-old Jesuit in India, to the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs. A copy was also sent to the Prime Minister of Canada.
The Provincial’s concern centres on the circumstances surrounding Fr Stan’s arrest, unsubstantiated claims of his links to Maoist forces and the health risks posed by incarceration during a global pandemic.
To read Fr Erik Oland’s letter, please click on the link below:
Canadian Jesuit Provincial’s Letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Updates on Fr Stan:
Nov 20 – From Fr Xavier Jeyaraj SJ, SJES
Nov 17 – From Fr Xavier Jeyaraj SJ, Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES)
Additional Resources:
Online petition to have the charges against Fr Stan dropped
Prayer for Fr Stan by the Jamshedpur Jesuits
#StandWithStan campaign – Jesuit Conference of South Asia
A Statement from the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES), Society of Jesus
America Magazine – Indian Jesuit arrested by counter-terrorism task force
Instagram account of the Jamshedpur Jesuit Province
