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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”

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

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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