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Sarah Imran
How Effective is UAPA? Anatomy of an Anti-Terrorism Law Used against Political Dissenters
14 Sep 2020
An independent review committee with a proactive and increased role to prevent any misuse of the stringent UAPA is the need of the hour.
Tarique Anwar
Delhi Riots: Activist Umar Khalid Arrested, Civil Society Slams Police ‘Fairy Tale’
14 Sep 2020
‘The repeated attempts by the Delhi police to implicate him in a number of fictitious cases of conspiracy for the Delhi violence are part of a brazen attempt to try to suppress his voice of dissent…
Tarique Anwar
Delhi Riots: Police Spin Conspiracy Theory, Accuse Anti-CAA Protesters of Planning ‘Blast’ Ahead of Trump’s Visit
13 Jun 2020
Police claims a meeting was organised on January 8. In fact, the first report about Trump’s possible visit came out on January 14. So, the claim that a “blast” was planned prior to that rings hollow…
Press Release
Misuse of UAPA by Union Government During COVID-19 Pandemic
01 May 2020
We, a group of activists and citizens of India, express our deep concern over the recent arrests on the false pretext that have been taking place using the regressive Section 124A of the Indian Penal…
Ravi Kaushal
Delhi Riots: Delhi Police Enter AISA Delhi Unit President’s Home, Seize Phone
29 Apr 2020
The action came days after the Delhi Police arrested students of Jamia Millia Islamia and invoked UAPA against a former Jawaharlal Nehru University student, Umar Khalid.
Sumedha Pal
‘BJP on Speech Twisting Spree’, Say Activists After Umar Khalid, Harsh Mander Are Targeted
14 Mar 2020
In the past two weeks, speeches of several civil society activists have been pulled out of context by the ruling party’s IT Cell, circulated across social media to create a campaign against those…
Pranita Kulkarni
Questions on Police’s Neutrality Arise: Leaders at Young India March
03 Mar 2020
“It is very strange that a lot of police personnel have started talking like Bharatiya Janata Party members. The government is misusing them completely,” said Sandeep Pandey.
Newsclick Team
U-turn Kejriwal and 'Vulturous Media'
29 Feb 2020
Delhi government has given go ahead to Delhi Police to prosecute 10 people including former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya in a four-year-old sedition case.
Jignesh Patel, Mohammed Zubair
No, Umar Khalid Did Not Raise “Hinduo se Azadi” Slogan at Gateway of India, Mumbai
06 Jan 2020
BJP Delhi spokesperson Tajinder Bagga tweeted an 18-second clip of a protest at the Gateway of India, Mumbai on the intervening night of January 5-6.
Newsclick Production
Past, Present and the Future Episode 10: JNU @50, Remains Under Attack
20 Feb 2019
Over the years since its inception, JNU has earned for itself the prestigious banner of being a premier university with the unique model of interdisciplinary teaching and research.