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From Assam’s Soil to Detention and Back: The tragic death of Amzad Ali
Locked up in Matia detention camp despite generations-long roots in Assam, 49-year-old Amzad Ali dies of cancer as authorities ignore medical appeals; family finally lays him to rest in his native village
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Supreme Court orders release of Mohammed Zubair on interim bail in all UP Police FIRs
The Court moves his cases from UP to Delhi police and scraps SIT
Free Teesta Setalvad: CJP trustees express solidarity and support
Issue statement calling all allegations against her preposterous
Freedom of Speech does not mean hurling abuses at the Prime Minister: Allahabad High Court
High Court refuses to quash FIR against man for derogatory remarks made on PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and other Union Ministers.
Muhammad Zubair gets bail in 2018 tweet case
Delhi court grants bail to the fact-checker, but he stays behind bars in connection with two more cases
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
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