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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/

'Violated Principles of Natural Justice': Caravan Files Petition Against Govt Order On Army Story

In its petition, The Caravan has underlined that the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting's order asking the magazine to take down its article on allegations of torture and murder against the Indian Army also violated the fundamental right to free speech and expression and the freedom of the press.

#TheCaravan #kashmir #IndianArmy #torture #UnionGovt #IBMinistry #PressFreedom #FreeSpeech #censorship #ITAct #ITRules #IndianArmedForces #journalism #media #india

https://thewire.in/media/violated-principles-of-natural-justice-caravan-files-petition-against-govt-order-on-army-story

‘After Muslims, It’s The Turn Of Christians:’ With Little Evidence, UP Govt Prosecutes 4 Christian Institutions, Arrests Employees

Four Christian-run institutions in the Uttar Pradesh town of Fatehpur face criminal cases for alleged forcible conversion of Hindus, with over 200 accused, many arrested and imprisoned, under UP’s three-year-old anti-conversion law. Article 14 investigation reveals similar statements in four FIRs over nine months, police cases or raids on Christian institutions, based on illegal third-party or anonymous complaints. Simultaneously, the union government acted against the finances of one of these four institutions.

#UttarPradesh #prayagraj #AntiConversionLaw #conversions #VHP #IndianChristians #HinduMobs #UnionGovt #EvangelicalChurch #ReligiousFreedom #ConspiracyTheories #india

https://article-14.com/post/-after-muslims-it-s-the-turn-of-christians-with-little-evidence-up-govt-prosecutes-4-christian-institutions-arrests-employees-65de9daea40dc

Press Club of India, rights groups criticise I&B ministry’s article take down order to ‘The Caravan’

The article was about civilian deaths in Jammu and Kashmir allegedly in Army custody.

#PressClubOfIndia #TheCaravan #kashmir #IndianArmy #torture #UnionGovt #IBMinistry #PressFreedom #censorship #ITAct #ITRules #IndianArmedForces #journalism #media #india

https://scroll.in/latest/1063720/press-club-of-india-rights-groups-criticise-i-b-ministrys-article-take-down-order-to-the-caravan

Read: The Caravan's Article on Army Torture the Union Government Wants Taken Down

"For the affected families, the bundles of cash they received—Rs 10 lakh for the dead and lesser for the injured—were expected to replace their loved ones."

#TheCaravan #kashmir #PressFreedom #IndianArmy #torture #censorship #IndianArmedForces #UnionGovt #media #journalism #HumanRights #india

https://thewire.in/rights/read-the-caravans-article-on-army-torture-the-union-government-wants-taken-down

Union Govt Uses IT Act to Attack Press Freedom, Asks Caravan to Take Down Report

The magazine was told that if it fails to take down an article on the Poonch killings from its website within 24 hours, the entire website would be taken down. Caravan has said it will be challenging the order.

#TheCaravan #kashmir #IndianArmy #torture #UnionGovt #PressFreedom #censorship #ITAct #ITRules #IndianArmedForces #journalism #media #india

https://thewire.in/media/union-govt-uses-it-act-to-attack-press-freedom-asks-caravan-to-take-down-report

India Will Miss 2030 Target To End Bonded Labour–By 98%

Experts say that there is reluctance to accept bonded labour at the state level, and that release certificates, mandatory to access rehabilitation entitlements, are not issued

https://www.indiaspend.com/governance/india-will-miss-2030-target-to-end-bonded-labourby-98-877306

#BondedLabour #labour #jobs #trafficking #InformalSector #MigrantWorkers #MigrantLabourers #SCST #dalits #adivasis #ForcedLabour #labor #unemployment #poverty #HumanRights #governance #UnionGovt #india

Book review: A scathing indictment of what was done by an administration to a people unprepared for a pandemic

A review of Harsh Mander's 'Burning Pyres, Mass Graves and a State That Failed Its People: India’s Covid Tragedy'. As he journals the length and breadth of India, one cannot help but give Mr Mander credit for the number and range of real-life anecdotes he has attempted to document here.

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/a-cathartic-chronicle-a-scathing-indictment-of-what-was-done-by-an-administration-to-a-people-unprepared-for-a-pandemic/3230977/

#BookReview #HarshMander #covid19 #CovidMismanagement #CovidDeathToll #CovidLockdown #MigrantLabourers #UnionGovt #BJP #india #books #nonfiction #bookstodon #health #healthcare

Supreme Court's 'Illegal But Permissible' Jurisprudence

A noticeable pattern can be seen in some of the recent decisions whereby the Supreme Court holds certain actions to be illegal but allows them to continue. The end result is that the relief becomes merely academic - a declaration of illegality with no real world consequence - and the wrongdoers get to reap the fruits of their wrongful actions. Manu Sebastian writes.

#SupremeCourt #ED #SKMishra #ShivSena #BabriMasjidVerdict #justice #IndianJudiciary #UnionGovt #india

https://www.livelaw.in/articles/supreme-courts-illegal-but-permissible-jurisprudence-233937

How ‘shramik’ trains added to the misery of the poor during the Covid-19 lockdown

An excerpt from Harsh Mander's ‘Burning Pyres, Mass Graves and a State That Failed Its People: India’s Covid Tragedy’.

#BookExcerpt #HarshMander #covid19 #CovidLockdown #CovidDeathToll #MigrantLabourers #MigrantWorkers #governance #health #covid #welfare #UnionGovt #BJP #india #books #bookstodon

https://scroll.in/article/1051873/harsh-mander-how-shramik-trains-added-to-the-misery-of-the-poor-during-the-covid-19-lockdown

Governors becoming part of politics to topple elected governments, says Supreme Court

Using strong words to express its “serious concern” over the active role being played by governors in state politics, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it is very disconcerting that they are becoming part of political processes to precipitate the fall of elected governments.

#SupremeCourt #governors #UnionGovt #states #constitution #democracy #maharashtra #ShivSena #UddhavThackeray #india

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/governors-becoming-part-of-politics-to-topple-elected-governments-says-supreme-court/articleshow/98675618.cms

J&K Village Mourns Killing of Man Belonging to Lone Kashmiri Pandit Family Which Stayed Back

The shooting took place barely 50 metres from 45-year-old Sanjay Kumar Sharma's home in Achan village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

#kashmir #KashmirPandits #pulwama #achan #militancy #terrorism #militarisation #HumanRights #ResistanceFront #UnionGovt #india

https://thewire.in/rights/jammu-kashmir-pandit-achan-killing