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‘Raises deep concerns’ and ‘disturbing questions’: Newspapers on SC decision to deny Umar Khalid bail

After the Supreme Court denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, several activists and legal experts have raised concerns about what the decision means for liberty and justice. While the court did acknowledge that prolonged incarceration, particularly pre-trial detention, seriously infringes the…

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India’s top court denies bail to Muslim activists despite five years in jail without trial

Ruling comes just a week after US lawmakers urged Indian authorities to grant fair and timely trial to one of the jailed activists

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‘Different footing’: SC denies bail to Umar, Sharjeel, but grants relief to Gulfisha, Meeran, 3 others

The Supreme Court has denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam booked under the UAPA in the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. Though the court has granted bail to five other accused, including Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa ur Rehman, Shadab Ahmed and Mohd Saleem Khan.

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Complaint ‘without consent’, cops on TISS campus ‘after tweet’: Inside the crackdown over Saibaba event

At least nine students at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai are facing criminal charges over a small event marking the death anniversary of former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba. But the FIR has raised serious questions about police procedure.

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South Central 43: Umar Khalid’s UAPA bail rejection and southern leaders' secularism dilemma

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss the long legal process endured by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and others who have been in prison without trial. The hosts are joined by lawyer and activist Shahrukh Alam and Poorna Ravishankar, lawyer and researcher whose focus…

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‘Trial at natural pace’: What HC said while denying bail to Umar, Sharjeel, others

Hearing the bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and seven others accused in the Delhi riots conspiracy case, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday denied them relief, according to LiveLaw.

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We can't give you endless time": Delhi HC to police while hearing bail pleas of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam

While hearing the Special public prosecutor (SPP) for Delhi police who was opposing the bail pleas of Umar Khalid

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How OpIndia got caught spreading misinformation about LiveLaw

A story on a “Christian conversion racket”, another on Washington Post’s “collusion” with Canada, and restaurants “deceiving customers” over paneer.

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‘Reporters given money to distribute among rioters’: In NewsClick chargesheet gems

Reporters usually have strict deadlines from their editors when they go to protest sites. But if the Delhi Police chargesheet in the UAPA case against NewsClick is to be believed, the outfit’s reporters were allegedly sent to participate in protests, distribute money among protesters, and incite violence against the state.

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Himanta questions Congress on ‘missing Northeast’ from India map

CM Sarma lashes out at Rahul Gandhi for Northeast missing from India map shared by Congress. Gogoi retorts by questioning Sarma's family land deals. Gogoi fears X account restricted; Sarma denies charges, threatens defamation suit. Gogoi seeks clarification from X.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | China says New Delhi Declaration reaffirms G-20 is body for economic issues, ‘not geopolitics’, Congress slams Modi Government for exceeding G-20 budget, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

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Jamia Violence Case: High Court Notice On Delhi Police Plea Against Discharge Of Sharjeel Imam, Others

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice on the appeal moved by Delhi Police against the discharge of Sharjeel Imam, Asif Iqbal Tanha, Safoora Zargar and eight others in the Jamia violence case of 2019. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Jamia Violence Case 2019: Delhi Police Moves HC Against Discharge Of Sharjeel Imam, Others

Delhi Police has moved to the High court against the discharge granted to Sharjeel Imam and other accused in the Jamia violence case. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Jamia Violence Case 2019: Delhi Court Discharges Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar And Asif Tanha

The District Court in Saket discharged former JNU student Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar and activist Asif Iqbal Tanha in the Jamia Millia Islamia University violence case . Read full story on Dynamite News:

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Sharjeel Imam granted bail in sedition case, will stay in jail over Delhi riots

The court granted him bail taking into account the Supreme Court's order effectively keeping in abeyance the colonial era sedition law

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Delhi Court grants bail to Sharjeel Imam in sedition case after 31 months of custody

A Delhi Court on Friday granted bail to Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case lodged against him for allegedly making an inflammatory speech at Jamia during an anti-CAA-NRC protest in 2019. He was in custody for the last 31 months. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Sharjeel Imam granted bail in sedition case, to stay in custody in other cases

Former JNU student Sharjeel Imam has been granted bail in a sedition case accusing him of provocative speech – that allegedly led to violence in Jamia Nagar area – during protests against the citizenship law in December 2019, Live Law reported. However, he will continue to be in custody in…

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‘Media’s lies surpassed even those of cops’: Umar Khalid tears into coverage of his case

Responding to an open letter to him, jailed activist Umar Khalid has torn into media coverage of his bail proceedings, saying the “lies of the media have far surpassed even the lies of the police” and are “shaping the majoritarian collective conscience” even before “any court of law takes up…

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Delhi: Court adjourns Sharjeel Imam's interim bail plea for next month

Sharjeel's Advocate Talib Hussain argued that in the light of direction given by the Supreme court on Sedition law, the trial should stay and Sharjeel Imam should be released on interim bail. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Sedition law freeze | No respite for people booked under UAPA

Freeze on sedition has not transformed into bail for Kappan and Khalid as they face case under UAPA

Al Jazeera

India top court puts colonial-era sedition law on hold for review

Rights groups and even the Supreme Court have spoken out about rampant misuse of the law against activists and students.

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Chakka Jam envisaged as part of action plan, Delhi Court mentioned while dismissing Umar Khalid's bail plea

Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat said that there are two important factors that were highlighted by counsel and which needs a mention. Full story

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HC notice to Delhi Police on Sharjeel Imam’s fresh bail plea

Court hints that it is inclined to grant relief, seeks reply

Al Jazeera

Sharjeel Imam: Indian activist languishes in jail for a speech

Rights activists say Imam is being punished for opposing a controversial citizenship law pushed by the ruling BJP party.

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