His wife, Ilina, says the fight to release her husband goes beyond the man himself.

BBC: Dr Binayak Sen: Tribal doctor

In the early 1990s, Dr Sen and his wife, Ilina, set up Rupantar, a non-governmental organisation training rural health workers, running mobile clinics and campaigns against alcohol abuse and violence against women.

BBC: Dr Binayak Sen: Tribal doctor

Capped once for his country, he began his career with Dubnica before moving on to Slovak top-flight rivals ilina for three seasons, scoring 14 goals as they won the championship in 2007.

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