SRINAGAR: Three terrorists, including the two who participated in Thursday’s attack on BJP house of leader Muhammad Anwar Khan in Nowgam were killed in a meeting with security forces on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir Pulwama DistrictSaid Vijay Kumar, IGP-Kashmir rank. “The police searched for clues provided by the arrested …
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Aside from being arrested under FIR 59, the FIR conspiracy where the UAPA counter-terrorism law has been invoked, Khalid was arrested under FIR 101 on October 1. This is the second case recorded against him for the February 2020 Delhi community violence. While FIR 59 analyzes the large-scale conspiracy, FIR …
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Ishrat Jahan alleged that he has been facing harassment in prison for the past four months. (Archive) New Delhi: Former Congressional Councilor Ishrat Jahan, arrested under the strict Illegal Activities (Prevention) Act in a case of riots in northeast Delhi, alleged in court in Delhi on Tuesday that she was …
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Written by Kamaldeep Singh Brar | Amritsar | Updated: December 10, 2020 10:28:29 am The Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan) plans to demand the release of several “intellectuals and human rights activists” on Thursday Human Rights Day. (Express file photo of Amit Mehra) Despite the farmers ‘unions’ decision to maintain their …
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Written by Sadaf Modak | Mumbai | November 28, 2020 4:45:43 am But Swamy’s defense team says their wait for the two items, which have been in their possession as “an integral part of their basic needs” for the past few years, continues. A REQUEST for access to his own …
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On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and state police seeking a response to a petition filed by the Kerala Workers’ Union of Journalists, challenging the arrest of Siddique Kappan. The Kerala journalist was arrested by Mathura police last month while on his way …
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A senior police officer said that the police have received judicial sanction from both the Delhi government and the Union Ministry of the Interior against Mr. Khalid. Police received a judicial sanction from the Kejriwal government against Umar Khalid, a former JNU student leader, in connection with a case related …
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Continuing the theme of “iron fist” terrorism, the government on Tuesday designated 18 more people as “terrorists”, including the head of the banned Hizbul Mujahideen Syed Sallahudin, the founders of the Indian brothers Mujahideen Bhatkal and a close lieutenant of the underworld Don Dawood Ibrahim, Chhota Shakeel, bringing the total …
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Stan Swamy, 83, was arrested on October 8 in the Bhima Koregaon case (Archive) New Delhi: Opposition leaders on Wednesday expressed solidarity with activist Stan Swamy, who has been indicted under the UAPA counter-terrorism law, and demanded that the strict law be repealed. The leaders also urged the public to …
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UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday lamented the reduction of space for human rights NGOs in India, including over the application of vaguely worded laws that limit their activities and restrict foreign funding. Bachelet called on the Indian government to safeguard the rights of human rights defenders and …
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