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Monitoring Torture: SC’s suo motu action on custodial deaths and CCTV camera non-compliance

The Court’s suo motu action highlights how weak compliance with its 2020 CCTV directions has left detainees vulnerable and accountability elusive.

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: Madras HC modifies order in petition seeking premature release of convicts

Court rejects petition by Nalini and Ravichandran, deletes portion of previous order dated June 17

Suo motu clarify Zakia Jafri case judgment’s intention to not prosecute Teesta Setalvad: Citizens to CJI

Eminent citizens, including top lawyers in India, have written to Supreme Court Chief Justice NV Ramana about the Zakia Jafri SLP judgment’s consequences

Heavy security deployment for Rath Yatra

Jharkhand and Gujarat governments deploy large number of security personnel for peaceful yatras

Teesta questioned for around four hours: Javed Anand

Setalvad's activist-husband was allowed to meet her and give her some books and other essentials

Farrukhabad: Dalit man allegedly beaten to death by UP cops

The family accused the police of targeting and killing the man for his caste identity

AltNews’s Mohammed Zubair remanded to four-day police custody

Delhi police arrested the journalist based on a complaint against a 2018 tweet

Teesta doing okay so far in police custody: Javed Anand

Setalvad’s activist-journalist husband is being allowed to meet her; she has access to medication

First Teesta Setalvad, now Mohammed Zubair!

Police called the Alt-News co-founder in for questioning in a 2020 case but then arrested him for a 2018 tweet

Human Rights organisations issue statements of support for Teesta Setalvad

With each day, support for the veteran journalist and activist continues to grow

Nation unites to demand Teesta Setalvad’s release

Peaceful protests held nationwide to demand release of the human rights defender

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