Topic: Umar Khalid
“Widen the circle”: New anthology stands in solidarity with incarcerated activist Umar Khalid
Released on Tuesday at the Press Club of India in New Delhi, the book “Umar Khalid and His World: An Anthology” seeks to “widen the circle of companionship” around anti-CAA activist Umar Khalid and serve as a tribute to those jailed or targeted for speaking out against injustice, the organisers said.
“For how long can they be kept inside?”: In the hall where Shahid Azmi was remembered, Umar Khalid’s father, Sharjeel Imam’s friend ask
At the 9th Shahid Memorial Lecture, families, friends and lawyers of the incarcerated questioned years of imprisonment without trial under UAPA, asking how long the justice system can keep people behind bars before proving their guilt.
‘Respect judicial independence’: India reacts to Zohran Mamdani’s letter to Umar Khalid
Responding to New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani writing a letter to jailed anti-CAA activist Umar Khalid in December, the Indian government on Friday said that public representatives are expected to respect the independence of the judiciary in other democracies.
“Truth will ultimately prevail”: Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid speak as family and friends join outrage after bail denial
The Supreme Court’s decision denying bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, while granting relief to five co-accused in the Delhi violence conspiracy case, has sparked widespread criticism from human rights organisations, families of the incarcerated, legal experts, political leaders, and civil society voices.
A teacher’s testimony: Prof. Janaki Nair on denial of bail to two of her students, Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid
A renowned retired JNU historian expressed anger after her former students, anti-CAA activists Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid, were denied bail by the Supreme Court in a UAPA case linked to the Delhi violence conspiracy.
“We are all thinking of you”: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani writes to Umar Khalid
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has written a letter to human rights activist Umar Khalid, who has been languishing in Tihar Jail on UAPA charges in connection with the Delhi violence conspiracy case.
