Topic: Siddique Kappan
Siddique Kappan’s bail plea: SC seeks response of UP govt
The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on the bail plea of Muslim journalist Siddique Kappan, arrested under draconian UAPA in October 2020 while on his way to Hathras where a Dalit woman had died after being gang-raped.
Siddique Kappan moves Supreme Court seeking bail
Muslim journalist Siddique Kappan who has been booked by the Uttar Pradesh government under the draconian UAPA has approached the Supreme Court seeking bail.
Mohammad Alam, co-accused in Hathras UAPA case, gets Bail
Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Mohammed Alam, one of the co-accused in Hathras UAPA case, his lawyer confirmed to Maktoob.
The 30-year-old...
“Concerned by ongoing detention,” says UN special rapporteur on Siddique Kappan
United Nations special rapporteur on human rights defenders and founder of Front Line Defenders, Mary Lawlor, on Tuesday, expressed her "concern" over the ongoing...
“I am Mehnaz Kappan. Daughter of journalist Siddique Kappan,” Watch nine-year-old girl’s I-Day speech
“I am Mehnaz Kappan. Daughter of journalist Siddique Kappan, a citizen who has been forced into a dark room by breaking all of the freedom of a citizen,” she started.
Indian Americans condemn denial of bail to Muslim journalist Siddique Kappan
The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), an advocacy organization in the United States has criticized the decision of an Indian court to deny bail to Siddique Kappan, a Muslim journalist "who is a prisoner of conscience since his arrest on false charges two years ago in Uttar Pradesh."
