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After 2 years behind bars, Kashmir Walla editor Fahad Shah walks out of jail

Kashmiri journalist and The Kashmir Walla editor Fahad Shah walked out of the jail today after nearly two years of incarceration – a week after the Jammu and Kashmir High Court granted him bail in a case involving a purported “seditious” article he wrote 13 years ago.

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Fahad Shah set to be released, but Kashmir Walla is a magazine without an address

Fahad Shah, 36, founder and editor of the Srinagar-based news magazine and portal The Kashmir Walla, is likely to be released this week, days after the Jammu & Kashmir High Court came down heavily on the administration for invoking various sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) against him…

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J&K High Court grants bail to journalist held for 21 months under PSA

J&K High Court grants bail to Fahad Shah, editor of The Kashmir Walla, after 21 months in jail under PSA & quashing charges under UAPA. He still faces trial under Sections 13 & 35, 39 of UAPA & FCRA. His arrest was widely condemned by journalists' bodies.

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Alan Shuhaib, accused in Pantheerankavu UAPA case, hospitalised after suspected suicide attempt

Alan Shuhaib, accused in Pantheerankavu UAPA case, found unconscious in apartment. Suspected suicide attempt with sleeping pills. Hospital authorities say condition stable. Reports suggest Alan blamed 'system' in WhatsApp message. Arrested in 2019 with friend over alleged Maoist links. SFI denied allegations, blamed Alan for ragging incident. Disha helpline: 1056,…

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Amnesty International, C&SN and HRW accuse Indian government of harassing human rights activists and NGOs

Accusing the Indian government of prosecuting, intimidating, and harassing human rights defenders, activists, and non-profit organisations on the pretext of countering terrorist financing, Amnesty International, Charity & Security Network (C&SN), and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have sought the intervention of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

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SC rejects PFI's plea challenging 5-year ban on it, asks it to approach HC

PFI has challenged March 21 order of the UAPA tribunal by which it had confirmed the Centre’s decision to ban it for five years. Read further on Dynamite News:

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NewsClick founder tells SC he is not supplied with the grounds of his arrest

SC hears plea of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, booked under UAPA, for grounds of arrest. Justice Gavai agrees to hear plea after Diwali vacations; Sibal seeks interim bail on medical grounds. Journalists’ collectives write to CJI to check “inherent malice” behind raids at NewsClick.

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PFI plea against UAPA tribunal's order confirming Centre's ban dismissed by Supreme Court

Supreme court dismisses PFI plea against UAPA tribunal order confirming five-year ban imposed by Centre. Senior advocate Shyam Divan agrees with SC's view that PFI should approach High Court. Bench grants PFI opportunity to approach High Court and dismisses plea. PFI challenged March 21, 2023 order of UAPA tribunal confirming…

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India’s anti-terror laws being used to target non-profits, activists, says report ahead of FATF visit

Ahead of the Financial Action Task Force’s India visit to probe alleged misuse of local laws to crackdown on non-profits, a report published by a US-based rights group has alleged that India’s expanding scope of anti-terror laws have “wide-ranging adverse impacts” on rights defenders and non-profit organisations.

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Delhi court sends NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, HR head Amit Chakravarty to jail till December 1

Court sends NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha & HR head Amit Chakravarty to judicial custody till December 1 in UAPA case. Police sought fresh custodial interrogation & conducted raids at 88 locations in Delhi & 7 other states. 300 electronic gadgets seized, 46 individuals questioned.

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NewsClick founder, HR head sent to 9-day police custody

A Delhi court has sent NewsClick’s founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty to nine days in police custody in the UAPA case, Bar and Bench reported. They will be produced before the court again on November 2.

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India's press freedom under scrutiny after police raids on journalists

The editor of an Indian news website stands accused of taking shady funds to promote pro-China propaganda in a case that has seen police interrogate dozens of journalists. But observers warn that the allegations are merely an excuse to intimidate the media.

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Court extends judicial custody of NewsClick founder, HR head till October 25

NewsClick duo Prabir Purkayastha and Amit Chakraborty, booked under UAPA, to remain in judicial custody till October 25. They have moved SC against dismissal of their petitions challenging police remand

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SC notice to Delhi cops over NewsClick founder’s plea

The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Delhi Police over the special leave petitions by NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty against their arrest in a UAPA case, LiveLaw reported. The court will next hear the matter on October 30.

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Supreme Court issues notice to police on arrest of NewsClick founder under UAPA

The case had reached the Supreme Court after the Delhi High Court refused to interfere with the arrest and subsequent police remand of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and employee Amir Chakraborty under the anti-terror law.

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Supreme Court adjourns NewsClick case to October 19; indicates it may issue notice to the police

The case had reached the top court after the Delhi High Court refused to interfere with the arrest and subsequent police remand of Mr. Purkayastha and Mr. Chakraborty

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CJI agrees to look into NewsClick founder’s plea for early listing of his petition against arrest, remand

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to list early a special leave petition challenging the Delhi High Court order dismissing petitions filed by NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and its human resources head Amir Chakraborty against their arrest by the Delhi Police under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).In an…

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UAPA, financial regulations being misused to target scribes, activists, say international rights groups

The 12 human rights groups charged Indian authorities with carrying out an “escalating crackdown” on media and civil society since the Narendra Modi-led government came to power in 2014

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Delhi HC dismisses NewsClick founder’s plea challenging police remand

The Delhi High Court has upheld the trial court order which approved police remand for NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty, LiveLaw reported.

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Delhi riots: SC to hear Umar Khalid’s bail plea on November 1

SC fixes Nov 1 to hear plea for bail of Umar Khalid, accused of conspiracy in UAPA case linked to Delhi riots. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal argued that accusations against Khalid were vague, while Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju countered that the accused were the reason for delay in framing…

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A week after police action, CBI FIR against NewsClick over ‘foreign funds’

A week after arrests and seizures in a UAPA case filed by the Delhi Police, the Central Bureau of Investigation has now lodged an FIR against NewsClick over allegations of foreign funding violations.

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CBI registers FCRA case against NewsClick, others

The police also alleges that Prabir Purkayastha conspired with a group named the People’s Alliance for Democracy and Secularism to sabotage the electoral process during the 2019 general election.

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Day after HC reserved verdict, Patiala court sends NewsClick founder, HR head to judicial custody

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty have been sent to 10-day judicial custody by the Patiala House Court in the UAPA case pertaining to allegations of Chinese propaganda, LiveLaw reported.

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Delhi HC reserves order as NewsClick founder insists ‘not a penny from China’

The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved its order in the petitions moved by NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty against their police remand in a UAPA case, LiveLaw reported.

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NewsClick non-case: On the strange case of a terrorism FIR without a terrorist act

The Delhi Police FIR against Prabir Purkayastha, the founder of NewsClick, and others is a vague amalgam of sweeping accusations that do not actually disclose any offence, leave alone one of terrorism.

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