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How the Delhi riots case remains stagnant with close to a dozen student leaders incarcerated
A look back at the trajectory of the Delhi Riots case(s), especially the infamous and belatedly registered FIR 59/2020 reveals a litany of procedural and substantive failures, together resulting in the incarceration without bail, for five long years, ten student activists and human rights defenders and one more politician as “accused”
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Mohammad Zubair moves Supreme Court seeking to quash 6 FIRs filed in Uttar Pradesh
Zubair sent to 14-day judicial custody by Hathras Court, next date of hearing on July 27
CJP helps Bengali Hindu defend Indian citizenship in Assam
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Mohan Roy’s parents were fleeing religious persecution in Bangladesh, when they sought refuge in India; they were naturalized and became Indian citizens subsequently
UP: Five arrested for anti-PM cartoon poster
The poster about farmer deaths and rising fuel prices was critical of the regime for farmer deaths and fuel price rise
Zakia Jafri judgment fallout: Sanjiv Bhatt formally arrested for forgery and conspiracy
Bhatt, who had been named as co-accused along with Teesta Setalvad and RB Sreekumar, was formally arrested in the case and moved from the Palanpur jail where he was serving sentence in a matter pertaining to custodial death
Free Teesta Setalvad: Peers and fellow activists offer a testament to her tenacity
Fellow activists pen words of support, rights groups issue solidarity statements
SC extends Alt News co-founder Zubair’s bail until further notice
Court extended bail after the UP police sought more time to file a report
Bhima Koregaon case: Supreme Court extends Varavara Rao’s interim bail until further orders
The Apex Court adjourned his plea for permanent bail on medical grounds to July 19
Free Teesta Setalvad: Human Rights defenders stand with Teesta Setalvad
Different human rights groups and activists have expressed solidarity with her and demanded her immediate release
SC grants interim bail to Mohammed Zubair
Court instructs Zubair not to post any more tweets or leave Delhi Court’s jurisdiction amidst other pending cases
Free Teesta Setalvad: Ahmedabad court adjourns bail hearing to July 15
State seeks more time to file a response, Setalvad and RB Sreekumar to remain in judicial custody
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