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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

K’taka: Civil society, trade union leaders seek action against illegal arrest of Disha Ravi

The delegation met with the state’s Home Minister seeking action against Delhi Police for arresting Disha illegally without following procedures

TN govt drops cases against anti-CAA protestors, lockdown violators

The CM Edappadi K Palaniswami said that except cases linked to violence, about 10 lakh cases of less serious offences were being dropped!

Right to dissent is a hallmark of democracy: Justice Deepak Gupta

Justice (retd.) Deepak Gupta, in a panel discussion opined that India cannot progress if dissent is stifled

Disha Ravi sent to three days judicial custody by Delhi Court

The young climate activist’s 5-day police custody ended today, on February 19

Varanasi court issues notice to Kunal Kamra for allegedly insulting the National Flag

The petitioner has moved sessions court against the Magistrate’s order that had dismissed the FIR complaint against Kamra

Why free speech supporters should consider Disha Ravi’s arrest a cause for concern

PMS leader Poonam Kaushik says rising arrests indicate more women being assertive in a steadily intolerant India.

Does the new SC judgment offer hope for bail under UAPA?

A comparison of two SC judgements on bail under UAPA: Watali, 2019, and Najeeb, 2021

Madras HC directs 1 lakh compensation for violation of ‘right to speedy trial’

The court directed Narcotics Bureau to compensate the accused saying, “it must pay for its lapse”

Bombay HC grants 3 weeks anticipatory bail to Nikita Jacob in toolkit case

She has been charged with sedition, criminal conspiracy and to promote enmity between groups

Toolkit content does not incite violence, not seditious: Former SC Judge Deepak Gupta

Several legal experts also weighed in on the arrest of Disha Ravi in the Greta Thunberg toolkit matter that invoked a slew of serious charges

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