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When Speech Becomes an Act of Terrorism
Terms like “freedom of speech,” “freedom of expression,” “Article 19” or even a simple “free” do not even find a mention in the Supreme Court’s January 5 judgement in...
Sitalkuchi firing: CISF personnel dodge CID questioning repeatedly
The CID submitted an interim report before the Calcutta High Court on November 11 stating how the men are yet to present themselves
SIT was only ‘SIT’ting, not investigating: Kapil Sibal in Zakia Jafri SLP
SIT not only failed to look into aspects like police officials concealing important records, but also readily accepted statements of accused without ‘tracking the footprint’ of such statements
UP: How did a 5.6 foot Altaf ‘hang himself’ to death from a 2 foot pipe in a police lockup toilet?
Questions are being raised over UP Police’s lock up suicide theory in custodial death of Muslim youth; victim’s father now says he’s ‘satisfied’ with police
Stop persecution of lawyers, citizens against communalism in Tripura: Citizens and Lawyer’s groups
Nearly 700 citizens have signed an online petition by Nagrik Adhikar Manch and All India Lawyers Union, demanding that Tripura Government “stop communal violence” and “stop persecution of lawyers and citizens against communalism”
Communal violence is like lava, leaving ground fertile for revenge: Kapil Sibal in Zakia Jafri SLP
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Petitioners highlight key failures of the SIT investigating the instances listed in the Zakia Jafri case before the Supreme Court during hearing in an SLP demanding an investigation
UP: Muslim man accused of kidnapping Hindu girl dies in police custody
Altaf’s family alleges he was murdered in custody, but police claim he hung himself to death with a drawstring in the lockup’s toilet
Umar Khalid bail hearing: Counsel points out “cooked up” witnesses
The prosecution is yet to present its arguments in the case
Edesmetta encounter victims’ families await justice; probe indicates CRPF fired at unarmed innocents
In May 2013, little did the tribals know that as they ventured out to celebrate a festival, they would be fired at, unprovoked, by CRPF personnel
Tripura: Solidarity statements pour in for those penalised for raising voices
Support grows for Lawyers For Democracy, as well as Twitter users booked under stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
Dhule court acquits 21 in 2013 riots case
The 21 accused persons were identified in the crowd of over 3,000 and in the course of trial, the witnesses turned hostile, leaving no effective evidence against the accused
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