by freespeechcollective | Feb 28, 2022 | Commentaries
Frequent summons, arrest of journalists is having a chilling effect on journalism students and aspiring journalists in Kashmir, writes Majid Maqbool The recent closure of Kashmir Press Club (KPC) by the government following its sudden takeover, and more recent summons...
by freespeechcollective | Feb 25, 2022 | National Security - Journalists
Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has admitted an application for bail filed by journalist Siddique Kappan, who has been in jail since October 2019. Siddique Kappan, with his ailing mother Khadeeja Kutty. She passed away on...
by freespeechcollective | Feb 25, 2022 | Statements
Mr. Manoj SinhaLieutenant Governor, Jammu and Kashmirrajbhawan@jk.gov.inadsecy.rb-jk@nic.inps.rb-jk@nic.i Sent via email Dear Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha, We, the undersigned 58 press freedom organizations, human rights organizations, and publications write to request...
by freespeechcollective | Feb 19, 2022 | National Security - Journalists
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court admitted an application filed by journalist Siddique Kappan, through his wife, Rayhanath Kappan, seeking to quash the “patently illegal prosecution sanctions” to proceed against Kappan under The Unlawful Activities...
by freespeechcollective | Feb 14, 2022 | Arrests - Journalists, National Security - Journalists
The arrest of Kashmirwalla’s founder and editor Fahad Shah on charges of sedition (IPC 124-A) and terror charges under the repressive and draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, is a chilling sign of the untrammelled powers of the administration to crack...
