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Scientists, academicians write to IISc. Director expressing dismay over UAPA discussion

The discussion was to be led by Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita, activists who participated in the movement against the Citizenship Amendment Act.

The Hindu

Need to educate people on UAPA

Political parties should commit themselves to withdrawing UAPA, say members of civil society at a round table on the filing of cases under the draconian law against human rights activists and others

The Hindu

Shahina KK wins CPJ’s International Press Freedom Award for 2023

Journalist Shahina KK is among the four winners of the International Press Freedom Award for 2023, the Committee to Protect Journalists announced yesterday. The award recognises “formidable reporters working tirelessly to expose corruption, abuse, and wrongdoing despite considerable efforts to silence them”.

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Rethink the retention of sedition

The Law Commission has concluded that it was necessary to retain Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on ‘sedition’ as it was useful in countering the threat to India’s internal security.

The Hindu

UAPA fiasco in Telangana

A case filed under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act at the Tadvai Police station of Telangana’s Mulugu district, named 152 people, including leaders of various mass organisations and academics on August 19, 2022. File

The Hindu

‘UAPA misused to file cases against activists,’ claim rights activists and people’s organisations

Rights activists and People’s Organisations, who expressed shock at registering cases against several prominent persons under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act - 1967 (UAPA) by Tadwai police in Mulugu district, have decided to fight back. It was decided to build a public movement in this regard demanding to withdraw cases…

The Hindu

Telangana Govt to ‘drop’ UAPA cases against Prof. Haragopal after KCR’s intervention

After an uproar over slapping noted Human Rights activist, Prof. Haragopal and others with the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the Telangana Government is said to have decided not to pursue the case and drop it.

The Hindu

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Property of Hizbul Mujahideen chief’s son ‘attached’ in Srinagar under UAPA

The National Investigation Agency attached the property of Syed Ahmad Shakeel, son of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, under the provisions of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in Srinagar’s Ram Bagh area.

The Hindu

After Sukhbir Badal urges PM to repeal 'repressive laws', Sikh group asks him to apologize for using them during SAD-BJP regime

JALANDHAR: After Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking repeal of all the "anti-democratic and repressive" laws like NSA and UAPA, Sikh group Dal Khalsa has asked him to tender apology to all the victims of these repressive laws during Akali regime.

The Times of India

NL Interview: Author Mayur Suresh on UAPA trials and their link with Hindutva

In his latest book, legal expert Mayur R Suresh details the intricacies of trials in cases filed under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, and how defendants engage with the legal process. Terror Trials: Life and Law in Delhi's Courts pieces together many such accounts in a country that has seen…

Newslaundry

‘Should be protected, not persecuted’: Press and human rights bodies condemn journo’s arrest

Media and human rights groups have condemned the arrest of Kashmir journalist Irfan Mehraj, issuing statements calling for his release.

Newslaundry

India arrests Kashmir journalist Irfan Mehraj on ‘terror’ charges

Irfan Mehraj, who worked with a prominent human rights organisation, was accused of funding ‘terror’ activities.

Al Jazeera

118 terrorists of Doda based in PoK, 10 most active in J-K: Police

As many as 118 terrorists of Jammu and Kashmir's Doda are based in Pakistan and PoK, of whom 10 are most active and are attempting to spread terrorism in the region by recruiting the youth. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

India terror law haunts Muslims jailed since 2020 for Delhi riots

Activists and family members of those in jail for 2020 violence say ‘draconian’ UAPA is being misused to deny them bail.

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Siddique Kappan walks out of UP jail after over 2 years

“I have come out of jail after 28 months. I want to thank the media for supporting me. False allegations were put against me. I am happy to be out now,” Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan told news agency ANI after he walked out of prison on Thursday.

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Pakistan-Based Harkat ul Ansar Planned Terror Attacks In Delhi Ahead Of Republic Day

Two terror suspects arrested recently by Delhi Police for allegedly planning targeted killings in India were in direct contact with at least four persons who have links with Pakistan-based terror organisation Harkat-ul Ansar and Hizbul Mujahideen. Read on for details:

Newslaundry

After 14 months in jail, Kashmiri photojournalist gets bail in UAPA case

A Delhi court on Monday granted bail to a Kashmiri photojournalist who had spent over a year in jail after being charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

Newslaundry

Siddique Kappan got bail in both cases against him but remains in jail. Here's why

Three days after he was granted bail by the Allahabad High Court in a case filed against the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, journalist Siddique Kappan remains in jail.

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Indian activist Umar Khalid gets a week’s bail — and a gag order

A court awarded Khalid a seven-day reprieve to attend his sister’s wedding, after more than two years in jail.

Newslaundry

Allahabad High Court grants bail to Siddique Kappan in PMLA case

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court granted bail to journalist Siddique Kappan today in a case filed against him under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Kappan’s lawyer Mohamed Dhanish confirmed the news to Newslaundry.

Newslaundry

7 journalists jailed in India, Asia has highest behind bars: CPJ

The number of journalists jailed for doing their job has touched a record high this year, seeing a jump of 20 percent as compared to last year with a tally of 323, according to the annual prison census by the Committee to Protect Journalists. India too continues to remain at…

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50 days later, verification of bail sureties still pending in Siddique Kappan’s UAPA case

In Uttar Pradesh, the process to verify journalist Siddique Kappan’s bail sureties has still not been completed, the journalist’s lawyer told the Hindu. Fifty days have passed since the bail sureties were provided.

The Times of India

Attacking police prima facie covered by definition of terror act: HC while denying bail to Umar Khalid in Delhi riots case

NEW DELHI: The attack on police personnel by women protesters during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots is the "epitome of a pre-meditated plan", which would be covered by the definition of a "terrorist act" under the UAPA, the Delhi high court held on Tuesday while dismissing former JNU student Umar…

The Hindu

Justice Dinesh Sharma to head UAPA tribunal related to the ban on PFI

Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma was nominated by Delhi High Court Chief Justice S.C. Sharma

The Hindu

PUCL report alleges abuse of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act

Report by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties says ‘suo motu power’ by Centre to transfer investigation from the State police was a ‘serious threat to federalism’

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