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Siddique Kappan walks out of UP jail after over 2 years

“I have come out of jail after 28 months. I want to thank the media for supporting me. False allegations were put against me. I am happy to be out now,” Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan told news agency ANI after he walked out of prison on Thursday.

Newslaundry

Pakistan-Based Harkat ul Ansar Planned Terror Attacks In Delhi Ahead Of Republic Day

Two terror suspects arrested recently by Delhi Police for allegedly planning targeted killings in India were in direct contact with at least four persons who have links with Pakistan-based terror organisation Harkat-ul Ansar and Hizbul Mujahideen. Read on for details:

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After 14 months in jail, Kashmiri photojournalist gets bail in UAPA case

A Delhi court on Monday granted bail to a Kashmiri photojournalist who had spent over a year in jail after being charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

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Siddique Kappan got bail in both cases against him but remains in jail. Here's why

Three days after he was granted bail by the Allahabad High Court in a case filed against the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, journalist Siddique Kappan remains in jail.

Newslaundry

Indian activist Umar Khalid gets a week’s bail — and a gag order

A court awarded Khalid a seven-day reprieve to attend his sister’s wedding, after more than two years in jail.

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Allahabad High Court grants bail to Siddique Kappan in PMLA case

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court granted bail to journalist Siddique Kappan today in a case filed against him under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Kappan’s lawyer Mohamed Dhanish confirmed the news to Newslaundry.

Newslaundry

7 journalists jailed in India, Asia has highest behind bars: CPJ

The number of journalists jailed for doing their job has touched a record high this year, seeing a jump of 20 percent as compared to last year with a tally of 323, according to the annual prison census by the Committee to Protect Journalists. India too continues to remain at…

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50 days later, verification of bail sureties still pending in Siddique Kappan’s UAPA case

In Uttar Pradesh, the process to verify journalist Siddique Kappan’s bail sureties has still not been completed, the journalist’s lawyer told the Hindu. Fifty days have passed since the bail sureties were provided.

Newslaundry

Justice Dinesh Sharma to head UAPA tribunal related to the ban on PFI

Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma was nominated by Delhi High Court Chief Justice S.C. Sharma

The Hindu

PUCL report alleges abuse of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act

Report by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties says ‘suo motu power’ by Centre to transfer investigation from the State police was a ‘serious threat to federalism’

The Hindu

State govt. seals PFI offices and arrests 45 more activists as crackdown continues

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What is India’s Muslim group PFI?

The government has banned the Popular Front of India and its affiliates for five years for alleged links to ‘terrorism’

Al Jazeera

Internet activity, PayPal transfers: UP police lay out their case against Gorakhnath attack suspect

He “wanted to establish Islam’s superiority as endorsed by the terrorist outift ISIS” because he “was influenced by the notion of global jihad” that “those who don’t believe in Islam are idol worshippers or kafirs” and so “should be killed and sent to hell”.

Newslaundry

UAPA being misused by people in power, needs to be repealed, says Kalyan Rao

Protest staged in front of Prakasam Bhavan in Ongole

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Data | UAPA, PMLA, Section 153A: Rise in cases, low on convictions

In recent days, cases filed under UAPA, PMLA and Section 153A are rising, while convictions have remained poor

The Hindu

Watch | Data Point: UAPA, 153A, PMLA: What do these laws have in common?

A video that takes a look at the data for convictions, chargesheets filed and the police pendency rate

Newslaundry

A pamphlet on protest precautions and a PFI ‘nexus’: Why UP is opposing Siddique Kappan’s bail

That Siddique Kappan was carrying a pamphlet on how to protect oneself during a protest – with tips like “wear comfortable clothes” and “drink glucose” – is proof for the Uttar Pradesh government that he was educating himself on “Rioting 101”.

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Delhi Police files FIRs under UAPA against gangsters of Delhi, Punjab including Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar

Delhi Police has filed two FIRs under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against numerous infamous gangsters of Delhi and Punjab including Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldie Brar. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Newslaundry

India filed 76 sedition cases last year

Andhra Pradesh registered the highest – 29 of the total 76 – sedition cases filed under IPC section 124A last year, according to the latest NCRB data.

The Hindu

UAPA slapped on four persons

Hassan The Shivamogga police have slapped the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 against fou

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UAPA misused by all govts irrespective of political differences, says activist

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‘Very concerned by ongoing detention of Siddique Kappan’: UN special rapporteur

Mary Lawlor, the UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders, has said she is "very concerned" by the ongoing detention of journalist Siddique Kappan.

The Hindu

Just in case: On courts and the tenability of the Bhima Koregaon case

It is time the tenability of the Bhima Koregaon case was examined by courts

The Hindu

Chhattisgarh tribals’ long, arduous road to freedom

An NIA court last month acquitted 121 villagers arrested under the UAPA after the killing of 25 CRPF jawans in a 2017 Maoist ambush at Burkapal. The prolonged incarceration has upended their lives and taken a toll on their dependants, who endured hardships to ensure that they walked free

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Social activists demand repeal of UAPA

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