Friday, April 26, 2024

Topic: Umar Khalid

550 days in jail; No bail for Umar Khalid in UAPA case

A Delhi Court on Thursday denied bail to activist Umar Khalid in the UAPA case which alleges a larger conspiracy in the northeast Delhi violence in 2020.

All CAA protest sites were close to mosques: Govt while opposing Umar Khalid’s bail plea

The prosecution opposing activist Umar Khalid’s bail in a northeast Delhi pogrom case has told a Delhi court that all the anti-CAA protest sites in the national capital were picked because of their proximity to mosques.

In India, Muslim UAPA prisoners persecuted for their faith: Families tell US congressional briefing

Briefing on the increasing human rights violations in India, several rights organisations based in America including Amnesty International conferenced a session with the families of Muslim political prisoners charged with draconian UAPA on Wednesday.  

Police cooked up witnesses in Delhi pogrom UAPA case: Umar Khalid tells court

Seeking bail in the UAPA case on northeast Delhi violence, activist Umar Khalid's lawyer on Monday told a Delhi court that the statements of 'cooked up witnesses' showed a pattern of 'false implication' in the chargesheet as well as FIR against more than 15 anti-CAA activists including Umar Khalid.

“Is forming WhatsApp group of Muslim students a crime?” Umar Khalid’s lawyer asks court

Jailed activist Umar Khalid’s lawyer on Tuesday asked a Delhi court if forming a WhatsApp group of Muslim students amounted to terrorism.

One year in jail; eminent people demand Umar Khalid’s release

Human rights defenders, lawyers, and journalists came together on Monday to demand the release of young activist Umar Khalid, claiming that he is under "unjust imprisonment" for one year.