Topic: UAPA
Gautam Navlakha has cancer, SC says move to hospital
The Supreme Court today directed the Taloja jail superintendent to immediately shift human rights activist Gautam Navlakha, jailed in connection with the Elgar Parishad case under draconian UAPA, to Mumbai's Jaslok hospital for treatment, after the activist's lawyer said he has colon cancer.
PFI ban cannot be supported, says Asaduddin Owaisi
The Union government ban on Popular Front of India cannot be supported, said AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi MP.
“My daughter wakes up at odd hours of night, asking for her father,” says wife of jailed Tahir Hussain
“My daughter, in Standard VIII, wakes up at odd hours of night, asking for her father,” says Sama, wife of former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain, who is languishing in jail under draconian UAPA since February 2020 in connection with the northeast Delhi violence cases.
NIA arrests 100 PFI leaders, tall Muslim figures among booked under UAPA
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Thursday arrested at least 100 leaders of Popular Front of India and eminent Muslim figures as part of the searches conducted at the PFI’s offices and houses of state and district level leaders across 11 states.
UAPA: 3% got convicted in 6 years, 94% still in jail without bail, shows report
Less than 3% of the arrests made under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act between 2015 and 2020 have resulted in convictions, shows the report.
Gautam Navlakha approaches court again seeking mosquito net in prison
Jailed human rights defender Gautam Navlakha on Tuesday approached a special National Investigation Agency court, seeking a mosquito net at the Taloja Central Jail where he is in custody.
