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The Latest Breaking News from Mohammed Zubair

Letters to the Editor — July 22, 2022

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The Hindu

Welcome relief: On bail to Mohammed Zubair

It is not a good sign that Supreme Court has become the sole forum to protect personal liberty

The Hindu

‘Welcome’, ‘hopeful’, and why India needs a bail law: Editorials on Zubair’s release

“Fortifying freedom” and “why we need a bail law” – this was the crux of two editorials in leading newspapers on the Supreme Court granting Alt News cofounder Muhammed Zubair interim bail in all the cases filed against him. After 23 days, Zubair walked out of jail last night.

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The Hindu

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair walks out of Tihar as Supreme Court grants bail in U.P. cases

Supreme Court Bench slams Uttar Pradesh saying the exercise of power of arrest must be pursued sparingly

The Hindu

‘Power of arrest must be pursued sparingly’: Supreme Court gives Zubair bail in all cases

Twenty three days after his arrest, the Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair in all six cases registered against him by the Uttar Pradesh police. He had already got interim bail in the case registered against him by the Delhi police for insulting…

Newslaundry

India court orders release of journalist Mohammed Zubair on bail

Alt News co-founder was arrested last month after an anonymous Twitter user lodged complaint over a four-year-old tweet.

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India's top court orders release of jailed Muslim journalist

India’s top court has granted bail to a Muslim journalist more than three weeks after he was detained for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through his tweets

The Independent UK

India court orders release on bail of journalist over 'provocative' tweet

India's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release on bail of a prominent journalist arrested last month over what police said was a "highly provocative" 2018 tweet aimed at straining ties between majority Hindus and minority Muslims.

Reuters

Supreme Court grants interim bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair

The protection of bail will by default also apply to any future FIRs registered against him.

The Hindu

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The Hindu

'He gets bail in one case and is remanded in another': Supreme Court on 'vicious cycle' involving Zubair

As soon as Mohammed Zubair "gets bail in one, he is remanded in another", the Supreme Court said today, describing it as a "vicious cycle".

Newslaundry

SC asks Uttar Pradesh to not take any action against Zubair without its nod

Bench has said the ‘vicious cycle’ of cases filed by the State Police against the Alt News co-founder for his tweets seem to have ‘similar content’

The Hindu

Despite Supreme Court observations, bail is still not the norm

Once got, the conditions imposed on the accused, even by the top court, remain stringent, to say the least

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Congress MP plans to bring bill seeking compensation, govt job for those 'wrongly jailed'

Mohammad Jawaid says alleged targeting of Mohammed Zubair had a bearing on his decision

The Hindu

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The Hindu

Five FIRs still pending against Mohammed Zubair in U.P.

One of the FIRs against him has been registered for the rioting in Hathras on June 10 after the Friday namaz but does not mention Zubair, his work or social media activity

The Hindu

72 ex-bureaucrats ask Attorney General to check witch hunt of people exercising right to free speech

The former civil servants specifically referred to “the continued detention and deprivation of personal civil liberties of Mohammed Zubair on charges that would not stand the barest of legal scrutiny”.

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The Hindu

Mohammed Zubair denied bail in Lakhimpur Kheri case

Case relates to fact-checking a report broadcast by Hindi television channel.

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The Hindu

Delhi court grants bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair

Court also holds that Mr. Zubair exercised due diligence to stop foreign contributions to his website Alt News

Newslaundry

‘Dissent is necessary’: Five takeaways from Delhi court’s bail order for Zubair

Granting bail to Alt News journalist Mohammed Zubair on Friday, judge Devender Kumar Jangala held that dissent was necessary for a healthy democracy.

Dynamite News

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:

Newslaundry

Zubair gets bail in case over 2018 tweet, but will stay in jail

A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair in a case filed against him by the Delhi police for hurting religious sentiments through a 2018 tweet that an anonymous tweeter had found offensive. Zubair, however, will remain in jail as he has been remanded in…

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