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Anees Zargar
J&K: Medical Students Face Terror Laws for Supporting Pakistan in T20 cricket
27 Oct 2021
Pakistan’s cricket team won the match. This led to a celebration amongst many cricket fans there, who the authorities believe to have violated ‘sentiments’.
Hana Vahab
Kappan’s Chargesheet and Threat to Reporters Covering Minority Issues
19 Oct 2021
For many of those who want to take up the job of questioning the authorities to strengthen democracy, Kappan’s story might be a disheartening deterrent.
Priyanka Ishwari
‘Helping Others is Her Nature’: Brother of Jailed Activist Gulfisha Fatima, as Calls Rise to Free Her
14 Oct 2021
To her friends and hundreds who participated in anti-CAA protests in Jaffrabad, Gulfisha became a ‘powerful voice of collective assertion and democratic resistance’ against the CAA-NRC.
Newsclick Report
Justice Nariman Asks SC to Repeal Sedition Law, UAPA
11 Oct 2021
Retired Supreme Court Judge said that the laws have a chilling effect on free speech.
Sruti MD
TN This Week: COVID-19 Cases Rise, Shortage of Doses Hits Vaccination Drive
18 Sep 2021
117 senior students have tested positive since schools reopened on September 1.
Sanchita Kadam
95% Pendency of Trial of UAPA Cases, 85% Cases Pending Investigation: NCRB Report
16 Sep 2021
The Crime in India 2020 report suggests that the detainees continue to be incarcerated in most cases without a charge, under the draconian law which leaves very little scope for bail
Neelambaran A
Activists Form Human Chains to Demand Release of Bhima-Koregaon Detainees
15 Sep 2021
Left, youth, Dalit and human rights organisations in Tamil Nadu slam the BJP government for muzzling dissent
The Leaflet
Magistrate Not Competent Under UAPA to Extend Time to Complete Investigation:SC
10 Sep 2021
The top court found the high court order unsustainable in view of the law laid down in the Bikramjit Singh case and ordered the release of the four accused on default bail.
PTI
Dabholkar Murder: CBI Seeks UAPA Against 5 Accused Right Wingers for Striking 'Terror’
04 Sep 2021
The accused are said to have links with the Hindutva organisation Sanatan Sanstha. The next hearing is on September 7.
ICF Team
Constitutional Challenges to Sedition Law Amid Rising Cases
28 Jul 2021
The law of sedition, which was introduced in India by the British colonial government, has been repealed in England.