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Government relying on ‘copy-paste’ arguments to oppose bail in UAPA cases: Jammu and Kashmir HC

‘Beware of the words ‘internal security,’ for they are the eternal cry of the oppressor,’ the bench said in its order, quoting the French writer Voltaire.

#kashmir #JKHC #UAPA #PSA #KhursheedAhmedLone #UnionGovt #india

https://scroll.in/latest/1068651/government-relying-on-copy-paste-arguments-to-oppose-bail-in-uapa-cases-jammu-and-kashmir-hc

Interview: “In my 34-year career as journalist, I have never felt as anxious as I do today,” says Samar Halarnkar

In an interview with Maktoob’s Gafira Qadir, Samar Halarnkar, founder of the independent media house Article-14, talks about the tough situation journalists are in, facing threats and new laws that limit their freedom. He also talks about how hard it is to report on the government in a critical way.

#PressFreedom #media #journalism #censorship #DraconianLaws #BJP #UnionGovt #UAPA #PMLA #kashmir #manipur #UttarPradesh #islamophobia #hindutva #authoritarianism #india

https://maktoobmedia.com/india/interview-in-my-34-year-career-as-journalist-i-have-never-felt-as-anxious-as-i-do-today-says-samar-halarnkar/

New Book on Bhima Koregaon Case Tells Uncomfortable Truths, But Brings Hope

Alpa Shah’s book, ‘The Incarcerations’, is alive with stories of fearlessness, but also of the cost it extracts.

#BookReview #BhimaKoregaonCase #BhimaKoregaon #BK16 #AlpaShah #dissent #UAPA #DraconianLaws #HumanRights #BJP #UnionGovt #books #bookstodon #india

https://www.thequint.com/opinion/the-incarcerations-alpa-shah-new-book-bhima-koregaon-case

Inside Odisha's Crackdown on Adivasis: Bauxite Mining, UAPA, and Forest Act

What explains the state crackdown on Dalit-adivasi activists in south Odisha's Bauxite-rich districts?

https://www.thequint.com/news/india/odisha-crackdown-on-dalit-adivasis-fighting-for-land

#odisha #adivasis #dalits #BauxiteMining #UAPA #ForestRights #mining #bauxite #vedanta #environment #CivilRights #DraconianLaws #india

500 Days: Kashmiri Journalist Fahad Shah’s Incarceration Is An Exercise In Assumptions & Retribution

Five hundred days after the Jammu and Kashmir police arrested him, journalist Fahad Shah, 32, remains incarcerated for an article he did not write but published more than 10 years ago as the editor of The Kashmir Walla, a digital news magazine he launched that year aged 21.

#kashmir #FahadShah #TheKashmirWalla #AbdulAlaFazili #PressFreedom #UAPA #FCRA #PublicSafetyAct #DraconianLaws #JKPolice #censorship #journalism #dissent #BJP #NIA #JKSIA #india

https://article-14.com/post/500-days-kashmiri-journalist-fahad-shah-s-incarceration-is-an-exercise-in-assumptions-retribution--648fbd385207e