by freespeechcollective | Sep 9, 2022 | Arrests - Journalists, National Security - Journalists
The Chief Justice of India UU Lalit asked a pertinent question about journalist Siddique Kappan, currently incarcerated in Lucknow jail on terror charges, one that should apply to all cases of journalists wrongly arrested for pursuing their professional work :...
by freespeechcollective | Sep 9, 2022 | Internet Control
The Supreme Court of India issued notice to the Union Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Software Freedom Law Center, India (SFLC.in) challenging the imposition of Internet Shutdowns to prevent cheating in examinations in the five states of...
by freespeechcollective | Aug 29, 2022 | Arrests - Journalists, National Security - Journalists
The Supreme Court has posted the bail application filed by journalist Siddique Kappan for final disposal on September 9, 2022. The apex court issued notice on the petition filed by Kappan, challenging the rejection of his bail application by the Lucknow bench of the...
by freespeechcollective | Aug 26, 2022 | National Security - Journalists
Journalist Siddique Kappan moved a special leave petition before the Supreme Court of India challenging the rejection of his bail plea by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court. On a plea moved on his behalf by Adv Haris Beeran, a bench presided over by the...
by freespeechcollective | Aug 24, 2022 | Statements
The statement by Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) on the attack on writer Salman Rushdie brings to the fore the issue of blasphemy and on the freedoms enshrined in the Indian Constitution. Progressive Muslims and leading members of Secular Civil Society...
