Alt News’ Mohammed Zubair punished for speaking the truth: Opposition parties Arrest of fact-checking website’s co-founder points to government’s hypocrisy, say Opposition leaders The Hindu · Jun 28, 2022
Alt News cofounder's arrest is front-page news, even as India pledges to protect free speech online Leading English newspapers today united in reporting last night's arrest of Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair – an arrest described by the Committee to Protect Journalists as "another low for press freedom in India". Newslaundry · Jun 28, 2022
Alt News co-founder held for four-year-old Twitter post Zubair joined the probe on Monday and after gathering sufficient evidence on record, he was arrested, Mr. Malhotra said. The Hindu · Jun 27, 2022
Mohammed Zubair of Alt News arrested for 'disturbing religious harmony' The Delhi police on Monday arrested Mohammed Zubair for allegedly disturbing religious harmony. The arrest comes less than a week after Twitter received a request from the Narendra Modi government claiming that Alt News co-founder’s account violated Indian laws. Newslaundry · Jun 27, 2022
Prophet Muhammad comments by officials from India’s ruling party spark Gulf backlash Indian ambassadors have been called in by Gulf countries to explain the comments The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2022
In UP, FIR against Alt News co-founder for calling Dharam Sansad case accused ‘hatemongers’ Uttar Pradesh police has registered an FIR against Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair after he called Yati Narasinghanand, Mahant Bajrang Muni and Anand Swaroop “hatemongers” in a Twitter post, the Wire reported. Newslaundry · Jun 2, 2022