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Fourth pellet-like injury after July 20 march: DU student’s family says he may lose an eye

Sahil Lochab, a 22-year-old from Najafgarh, is undergoing treatment to save vision in his right eye. A student at Delhi University who works part-time and is preparing to sit the Delhi Police recruitment exam, he was part of the July 20 march, carrying the Tricolour, when – by his own…

Newslaundry · Jul 23

‘Instead focus on prosecuting hate mongers’: DIGIPUB condemns ‘sedition-like’ charges against Zubair

Media association DIGIPUB has condemned the Uttar Pradesh police’s action against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, calling the FIR filed over his social media posts an “escalating harassment” and demanding its revocation.

Newslaundry · Nov 28, 2024

Yati Narsinghanand tweet FIR: Zubair moves HC seeking protection from arrest

Alt News cofounder Mohammad Zubair has moved the Allahabad High Court seeking protection from arrest in a case filed by supporters of controversial Dasna priest Yati Narsinghanand, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Nov 20, 2024

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Now, a new hate campaign against Zubair with wild claims about his time in jail

Social media isn’t really the place to parse fact from fiction. And sections of social media users – many who purchased the “blue tick” on X – are doing their best to populate websites with wild theories.

Newslaundry · Nov 22, 2023

U.P. slap row: FIR lodged against Alt News co-founder

FIR lodged against Alt News co-founder for disclosing identity of minor boy slapped by classmates on teacher's instruction. Complainant Vishnu Dutt alleged Zubair shared video of incident on social media. Teacher Tripta Tyagi accused of tampering video to give communal colour. Teacher claimed she was forced to get student slapped…

The Hindu · Aug 28, 2023

Delhi HC asks police about action over offensive tweet against Alt-News co-founder Mohammad Zubair

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court Friday asked the city police as to what action it has taken against a Twitter user for his alleged offensive tweet about fact-checking website Alt-News co-founder Mohammad Zubair.

The Times of India · May 26, 2023

Fact-checker Mohammad Zubair receives multiple deaths threats online

Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair has received a fresh flurry of online threats from several pro-Hindutva influencers, with some even inciting violence against the journalist. The threats range from those demanding lone wolf attacks against Zubair to seeking “extrajudicial steps" against him.

Newslaundry · Mar 9, 2023

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Delhi HC asks police what action it took against Twitter user who posted ‘offensive tweets’ on Zubair

The Delhi High Court yesterday asked the Delhi police what action it had taken against a Twitter user who had posted “offensive tweets” about Alt News cofounder Mohammad Zubair.

Newslaundry · Mar 3, 2023

Alt News' Mohammad Zubair granted liberty to move Delhi High Court for quashing of Sitapur FIR

Mohammad Zubair was given bail on July 20

The Hindu · Sep 7, 2022

SC directs UP police not to take precipitative action against Mohammad Zubair in FIRs till July 20

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh police not to take any precipitative action against fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair in any of the FIRs filed in the state till July 20. Read more on Dynamite News

Dynamite News · Jul 18, 2022

Delhi court grants bail to Mohd Zubair in objectionable tweet case

Additional Sessions Judge Devender Kumar Jangla granted bail to Zubair and directed him to deposit a personal bail bond of Rs 50,000 and one like amount surety. Full story on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 15, 2022

Delhi court grants bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair in 'objectionable' tweet case

NEW DELHI: The sessions court of Patiala House Court in Delhi granted bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair in the alleged 'objectionable' tweet case on Friday.

The Times of India · Jul 15, 2022

How many people offended by Mohammad Zubair tweet, asks Delhi court

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday asked the prosecution to place on record how many statements they have recorded and how many people got offended by the alleged objectionable tweet by Alt News cofounder Mohammad Zubair. Additional sessions judge Devender Kumar Jangala reserved the order on the bail application…

The Times of India · Jul 15, 2022

The worth of liberty in the eyes of the law

The interests of law enforcement trump the little worth that the right to privacy is supposed to have

The Hindu · Jul 10, 2022

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The Hindu · Jul 9, 2022

Now Lakhimpur police to seek Alt News Zubair’s custody

A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri has summoned Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair in a case registered on the charge of promoting enmity

Newslaundry · Jul 9, 2022

Alt News, CIA, ‘Hinduphobic’ media: The fixations of a rightwing ‘fact-checking’ enterprise

One could dismiss a Twitter account’s conspiracy theories – conjuring up an “anti-Hindu ecosystem” while linking together American philanthropist George Soros, communists, the London School of Economics, digital media and the Gandhis – as feverish hyperbole. But not when the account claims to be a fact-checker, is followed by senior…

Dynamite News · Jul 8, 2022

Zubair granted interim bail for 5 days by Supreme Court over UP police FIR

The interim bail to Zubair was granted for 5 days on the condition that he will not post any fresh tweets on the issue related to the case and not leave the jurisdiction of the Sitapur Magistrate's court. Read more on Dynamite News

Newslaundry · Jul 7, 2022

UP police granted seven-day custody of Alt News cofounder Zubair

A local court in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur has granted the UP police custody of Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair until July 14.

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Newslaundry · Jul 4, 2022

Press meet on Zubair’s arrest: Why journalists need more than just shows of solidarity

The conference hall of the Press Club of India was packed on Monday afternoon. It contained more than 70 journalists who had gathered to discuss, as PCI put it, the “creeping infringement of media freedom and assault on personal liberty of journalists”.

Newslaundry · Jul 4, 2022

Alt News says FCRA violation claims categorically false, staff only gets monthly salary

Amid claims that Alt News cofounder Mohammad Zubair received donations in his personal account and the organisation took money from countries such as Pakistan in violation of the law, the fact-checking website on Monday said the claims are “categorically false” and called them “an attempt to shut down the critical…

Newslaundry · Jul 2, 2022

TV Newsance 177: Kanhaiya Lal’s killing and cheering of Zubair’s arrest

This week, the news of Hindu tailor Kanhaiya Lal’s beheading in Udaipur by two extremist Muslim men, Gaus Mohammad and Mohammad Riyaz Akhtari, hit headlines. One would think there was nothing to “debate” about such a crime, but when does news TV disappoint? Times Now, where the entire Nupur Sharma…

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2022

How long will Twitter stand by as ‘online violence’ curtails our right to know?

The plight of journalists like Rana Ayyub exposes the failure of big tech to tackle threats and harassment, especially against women, say Julie Posetti of the ICFJ and Kalina Bontcheva of the University of Sheffield

The Hindu · Jun 30, 2022

Delhi High Court agrees to hear Zubair’s plea on Friday

Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair’s plea challenged his police remand in a case related to an objectionable tweet he had posted in 2018 against a Hindu deity.

The Hindu · Jun 29, 2022

Yashwant Sinha condemns Udaipur killing

‘Democracy has no place for such acts of violence’

Newslaundry · Jun 29, 2022

Funding to 'non-cooperation': One-sided reportage on Zubair, with help from anonymous sources

Sources say that TV news channels’ reportage on Mohammad Zubair’s arrest has left a lot to be desired. They claim that cross-checking and balance were missing from several reports and the broadcasters over-reliant on the Delhi police. These sources then switched off the television and waited for the morning newspapers…

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