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    Kappan to stay in jail…for another day!

    Kappan to stay in jail…for another day!

    by freespeechcollective | Sep 12, 2022 | Arrests - Journalists, National Security - Journalists

    Journalist Siddique Kappan was produced before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Lucknow today but, with stringent bail conditions – to get two local residents to stand surety persons with a cash bond of Rs One Lakh each – he went back to...
    CJI Lalit, granting bail to Siddique Kappan :”Every person has the right to free expression.”

    CJI Lalit, granting bail to Siddique Kappan :”Every person has the right to free expression.”

    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 :...
    SC admits SFLC petition challenging internet shutdowns to ‘prevent’ exam cheating

    SC admits SFLC petition challenging internet shutdowns to ‘prevent’ exam cheating

    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...

    Kappan bail plea posted on Sept 9 for final disposal

    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...
    Kappan to stay in jail…for another day!

    Kappan bail plea before SC

    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...
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