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Centre extends ban on Jamaat-e-Islami-J&K for five years

Ministry of Home Affairs extends ban on Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu Kashmir for five years under UAPA, citing continued anti-India activities.

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SC directs AIIMS medical team to examine NewsClick founder

NewsClick Founder Under Medical Scrutiny. SC orders AIIMS panel to examine jailed journalist Prabir Purkayastha’s health status, amid UAPA charges, sparking debate

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Ex-JNU student Umar Khalid withdraws bail petition from Supreme Court

Former student leader Umar Khalid, an undertrial in a Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) case linked to the February 2020 Delhi riots for three years, withdrew his bail application from the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Mr. Khalid, referred to “changed circumstances” and said he…

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‘Change in circumstances’: SC allows Umar Khalid to withdraw bail petition

A week after the Supreme Court postponed another hearing on his bail petition, jailed activist Umar Khalid has now requested to withdraw his plea. The court allowed the request as his lawyers pointed to a “change in circumstances” on Wednesday.

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701 sedition, 5023 UAPA cases registered in 2018-22: Govt

Union Minister Nityanand Rai reveals a rise in cases under the anti-terror law and a decrease in sedition cases.

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No diversity, govt dependent, paying the price: State of the media at event in memory of Gauri Lankesh

“Maybe the killers of Gauri Lankesh were angry that a woman was questioning the Hindutva ideology. This shows how much danger women journalists are in for merely doing their job,” said Meena Kotwal, founder of digital news platform Mooknayak.

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NewsClick founder, HR head’s custody extended till February 17

The judicial custody of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty has been extended till February 17 in the UAPA case by a Delhi court, Times of India reported. The former’s plea against his arrest was also adjourned by the Supreme Court, as per Livelaw.

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5 sought by court, 4 by his lawyer: Why SC adjourned Umar Khalid’s bail plea 11 times

In the nine months since activist Umar Khalid filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court, his bail plea has been adjourned 11 times. Today was the latest episode in the series of adjournments.

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Delhi Riots: SC to hear Umar Khalid's bail plea on January 31

The SC on Wednesday adjourned for January 31 the hearing of the bail plea filed by former JNU student Umar Khalid in a UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the North-East Delhi riots in February 2020. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Hearing on Umar Khalid's bail plea in UAPA case adjourned to January 31 by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court adjourned till January 31 the hearing on the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA

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Hafta letters: CJI Chandrachud, Palestinians rights, culture desk

My letter is a response to Jayashree’s column pertaining to CJI DY Chandrachud. Her attributing of adjournments in Umar Khalid’s case to CJI is disingenuous. Khalid’s plea has not even been listed once before the CJI’s bench. His plea has been listed before these

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Supreme Court shifts Umar Khalid bail plea hearing to January 24 on lawyers’ request

Supreme Court agreed to hear a petition by Umar Khalid, seeking bail in a case registered under the UAPA.

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NewsClick HR head turns approver in UAPA case, gets pardon

A Delhi court today allowed NewsClick HR head Amit Chakraborty’s plea seeking to turn approver in the UAPA case lodged against the media portal. The court also granted him pardon in the matter, Livelaw reported.

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Goldy Brar, Canada-based gangster, declared terrorist by Centre under UAPA

Ministry of Home Affairs has declared gangster Goldy Brar as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Newsclick case | Portal's HR head Chakravarty moves Delhi court seeking to turn approver

NewsClick’s human resources department head Amit Chakravarty has moved a Delhi court seeking its permission to turn an approver in the case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA over allegations that the news portal received money to spread pro-China propaganda, court sources said.

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‘Salaries held up, staff shocked ahead of festive season’: NewsClick says accounts frozen

NewsClick has termed the freezing of its bank accounts as an “administrative-legal siege” and said this has “left all our employees shocked” at the year-end festive season.

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UAPA case accused from Erode booked for keeping ‘ISIS flag’ in Coimbatore Central Prison cell

Alleged ISIS-sympathiser from Erode booked in Coimbatore for possessing ISIS flag drawn on paper.

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Jind panchayat seeks release of Neelam Azad in Parliament security breach case

Haryana farmers, activists and Khap leaders demand immediate release of Neelam Azad, arrested in connection with Parliament security breach, and withdrawal of UAPA charges.

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Parliament breach: Papers profile unemployed suspects, Sudhir, Arnab say terrorists, andolanjeevi

It was a security breach at the Parliament complex on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack, and it was also a protest against “dictatorship”. While some voices, such as BJD MP Bhartruhari Mehtab, cautioned that the incident could not be compared to the terrorist attack, hawkish faces on television…

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Whether killing of Hindu religious leaders constitutes a ‘terrorist act’ is debatable, says Madras High Court

Madras High Court raises doubt on whether killing of RSS/BJP/Hindu religious leaders can be termed as a 'terrorist act'.

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An anti-terror law and its interference with liberty

The judgment in the Fahad Shah case shows that the path to hold the state accountable can be easily chartered by those willing to do so

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J&K HC quashes Aasif Sultan’s PSA detention, says order ‘illegal’

Srinagar-based journalist Aasif Sultan has been granted relief by the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, with his preventive detention order under the JK Public Safety Act being quashed.

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Police ask court to protect identities of 5 ‘potential witnesses’ against NewsClick: Indian Express

The Delhi police has moved court to protect the identities of five “potential witnesses” against news outlet NewsClick and its founder Prabir Purkayastha in the UAPA case, Indian Express reported. Their statements were recorded under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure earlier this month.

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Dip in sedition FIRs, rise in UAPA cases pending probe: NCRB data

Sedition cases saw a dip across India last year, declining from 76 FIRs in 2021 to 20 cases in 2022, according to the National Crime Records Bureau’s latest annual report released on Sunday. With five FIRs, West Bengal saw the highest number of these cases, followed by three each in…

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Celebrating India’s loss in cricket: 7 Kashmiri students get interim bail

7 Kashmiri students granted bail after being jailed under UAPA and IPC for celebrating India's loss in Cricket World Cup. Charges dropped after legal opinion & senior prosecuting officer's analysis. Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti welcomes development.

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