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Journalist Siddique Kappan booked for obstructing public movement during event
Koch: Police have registered a case against journalist Siddique Kappan and 10 others in connection with a solidarity event held here condemning the arrest of journalist Rejaz M Sheeba Sydeek, police said…
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Umar Khalid completes five years in Tihar jail without a trial
Thirty-five-year-old Umar Khalid completed five years in Delhi’s Tihar jail on Saturday, September 13, without a trial. Khalid, who has a PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), was arrested on September 13,…
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2020 Delhi riots: HC to decide on bail for Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid and others
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce on Tuesday its verdict on bail pleas of activists Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid and others facing prosecution in a UAPA case linked…
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Accused can’t be allowed to languish in jail without fair, speedy trial: SC
New Delhi: An accused cannot be allowed to languish in jail without being given a fair and speedy trial, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said in a UAPA case. A bench of…
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Sharjeel Imam to contest Bihar Assembly Elections from jail as Independent
Jailed activist and student leader, Sharjeel Imam, will contest the Bihar Assembly Elections set to occur in October or November this year. The former JNU student has been in jail since January…
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HC orders ‘Udaipur Files’ producer to screen movie for those seeking ban
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the producer of “Udaipur Files”, a movie based on tailor Kanhaiya Lal murder case, to arrange its screening for those seeking a ban…
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Left activist and Kerala journalist held over Op Sindoor post, booked under UAPA
A 26-year-old independent journalist, hailing from Kerala and associated with the Democratic Students Association, has been charged under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), a day after he was arrested by…
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Jailed since 2022, CJI urged to release Jharkhand journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh
Come April 11, Jharkhand-based independent journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh will complete 1000 days behind bars, who was booked under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and sections of the Indian Penal…
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Beed mosque blast: UAPA invoked against two arrested men
Mumbai: Police have invoked the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) section for “terrorist act” against two men arrested in the case of blast at a mosque…
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AIMIM leader Jaleel demands UAPA against Beed mosque blast culprits
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Former MP and AIMIM leader Imtiaz Jaleel on Monday demanded that the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act be invoked against two persons arrested for allegedly planting gelatin sticks and triggering a…
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150 eminent figures demand release of Umar Khalid and anti-CAA activists
A group of 150 prominent writers, filmmakers and activists including senior journalist Ramachandra Guha, author Amitav Ghosh, film actor Naseeruddin Shah and former Member of Rajya Sabha Rajmohan Gandhi have united their…
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2020 Delhi riots case: Speeches of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel created fear, says police
New Delhi: Speeches by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others created a sense of fear after a common reference to CAA-NRC, Babri mosque, triple talaq and Kashmir, police argued before the Delhi…
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Does organising protest enough to frame under UAPA: HC to Delhi police
The Delhi High Court, while hearing bail pleas of the main accused in the 2020 Delhi riots, asked if merely organising a protest enough to frame a person under the draconian Unlawful…
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‘What is the basis of making me accused in Delhi riots case?’ Umar Khalid asks in HC
New Delhi: Former JNU student Umar Khalid on Friday asked before the Delhi High Court the basis on which the Delhi police made him an accused in a UAPA case related to…
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SC relaxes bail condition on journalist Siddique Kappan in UAPA case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday allowed a plea by Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan seeking relaxation of a bail condition of reporting to police every week in a UAPA case registered…