Teesta Setalvad
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Teesta Setalvad honoured with empty chair for advocating free speech
Prominent human rights activist and writer Teesta Setalvad was honoured with an ’empty chair’ at the 55th International Writers for Peace Meeting in the Slovenian town of Bled. Speaking to The Telegraph,…
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SC asks CBI, Gujarat why they want activist Teesta Setalvad, her husband back in jail
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the CBI and the Gujarat government as to why they want to send social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand back in…
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Guj HC judge recuses himself from hearing regular bail plea of Teesta Setalvad
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court judge Justice Samir Dave on Tuesday recused himself from hearing the regular bail plea of activist Teesta Setalvad in connection with a case of the alleged fabrication of…
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Depression, work and hope: Teesta Setalvad talks about her time in jail
Indian civil rights activist and journalist Teesta Setalvad who was released on bail on September 3, revealed that the Gujarat anti-terrorist squad who had come to arrest her, illegally, on June 23,…
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India rarely saw accountability of state in targeted violence, says Teesta Setalvad
Ahmedabad: Social activist Teesta Setalvad on Sunday said the country has rarely seen accountability of the state as far as targeted violence is concerned and added that survivors and citizens supporting them…
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2002 Godhra riots: Gujarat HC grants bail to former DGP RB Sreekumar
RB Sreekumar, the former director general of the Gujarat Police, was granted bail on Wednesday by the Gujarat High Court after being detained by the Gujarat Police on suspicion of fabricating evidence…
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Charge sheet against Teesta Setalvad, two others for `fabricating evidence’
Ahmedabad: A special investigation team (SIT) on Wednesday submitted a charge sheet against activist Teesta Setalvad, retired Director General of Police R B Sreekumar and former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a case…
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Women eligible for remission still in Ahmedabad jail: Teesta
Activist Teesta Setalvad who was recently released on bail from the Ahmedabad prison, on Monday said , a number of women serving a life term are eligible for remission but have been…
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Police need to apply laws with some degree of honesty and impartiality: Teesta Setalvad
Ahmedabad: Social activist Teesta Setalvad on Monday said if police fail to apply laws with honesty, impartiality and autonomy and get away without following the due process related to arrest, then it…
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Activist Teesta Setalvad walks out of jail
Ahmedabad: Activist Teesta Setalvad walked out of a prison here on Saturday, a day after the Supreme Court granted her interim bail in a case of allegedly fabricating evidence related to the…
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Supreme Court grants interim bail to activist Teesta Setalvad
The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to human rights activist Teesta Setalvad after Gujarat police arrested her for allegedly fabricating documents to frame officials including then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi…
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SC questions delayed listing of bail plea of Setalvad
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday wondered why the Gujarat High Court has listed the bail plea of activist Teesta Setalvad for hearing on September 19, six weeks after it sent…
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SC closes 11 pleas related to 2002 Gujarat riots, terms them ‘infructuous’
New Delhi: Terming as infructuous, the Supreme Court on Tuesday closed as many as 11 petitions, including the one filed by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), almost 20 years ago seeking…
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SC to hear bail plea of activist Teesta Setalvad on Sep 1
New Delhi: The Supreme Court deferred to Thursday the hearing on the bail plea of activist Teesta Setalvad, arrested for allegedly fabricating evidence to frame “innocent people” in the 2002 Gujarat riots…
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Strong case against Teesta Setalvad, Gujarat govt tells SC
New Delhi: The Gujarat government has told the Supreme Court that there is a strong case made out against activist Teesta Setalvad, arrested for allegedly fabricating documents to frame high-ranking officials including…
