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Delhi High Court denies bail to accused in UAPA case linked to 2020 riots, citing violent public demonstration as offence

The ethnic conflict between the Kuki and Meitei communities in Manipur have resulted in “significant human rights abuses”, said a recent report by the US State Department on human rights in India, citing media that “at least 175 persons were killed and more than 60,000 displaced between May 3 and…

On March 5, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court set aside the conviction of former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba and five others, saying the prosecution had failed to prove its case. 

Aasif Sultan, a former editor of Kashmir Narrator magazine, rearrested under ‘anti-terror’ law days after his release.

Ministry of Home Affairs extends ban on Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu Kashmir for five years under UAPA, citing continued anti-India activities.

NewsClick Founder Under Medical Scrutiny. SC orders AIIMS panel to examine jailed journalist Prabir Purkayastha’s health status, amid UAPA charges, sparking debate

Former student leader Umar Khalid, an undertrial in a Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) case linked to the February 2020 Delhi riots for three years, withdrew his bail application from the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Mr. Khalid, referred to “changed circumstances” and said he…

A week after the Supreme Court postponed another hearing on his bail petition, jailed activist Umar Khalid has now requested to withdraw his plea. The court allowed the request as his lawyers pointed to a “change in circumstances” on Wednesday. 

Union Minister Nityanand Rai reveals a rise in cases under the anti-terror law and a decrease in sedition cases.