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    Kappan bail plea admitted

    Kappan bail plea admitted

    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...

    CPJ, rights groups, and publications call for release of Fahad Shah and other Kashmiri journalists

    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...
    Kappan application to quash case admitted

    Kappan application to quash case admitted

    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...
    Kashmirwalla editor Fahad Shah still in police custody

    Kashmirwalla editor Fahad Shah still in police custody

    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...
    On World Human Rights Day,  Aravalli Activists Detained in Gurgaon

    On World Human Rights Day, Aravalli Activists Detained in Gurgaon

    by freespeechcollective | Dec 10, 2021 | Detention - Others

    At least 26 citizens and members of the Aravalli Bachao group were picked up by police in Gurgaon and detained for over three hours when they staged a silent peaceful protest against a waste burning plant that Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar was slated to...
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