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It is a very small help in these dark times, says academic who stands as bail surety for Siddique Kappan

Former acting Vice-Chancellor of Lucknow University Roop Rekha Verma, 79, has agreed to stand surety for the Kerala-based journalist

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Lucknow court rejects Siddique Kappan’s bail plea in PMLA case

Even the ED’s response does not point to any transaction between the journalist and PFI/CFI members, notes counsel

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Journalist Siddique Kappan to remain in jail due to pending PMLA case

"Mr. Kappan will continue to remain in jail as a case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate is still pending," DG Jail PRO Santosh Verma said.

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Journalist Siddique Kappan to remain in jail despite SC's bail; official cites ED case

The court of Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Anurodh Mishra on Monday issued the release order of Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan following orders of the Supreme Court that had granted him bail on 9 September. But... Read further on Dynamite News:

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Despite Supreme Court bail, Siddique Kappan to remain in jail in ED case: Prison officials

Despite the Supreme Court granting him bail on Friday, journalist Siddique Kappan will remain in jail over a pending case against him, PTI reported today. The ED had filed this case against Kappan and four others in February 2021 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

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Lucknow court issues order to release journalist Siddique Kappan from jail

Siddique Kappan, a journalist from Kerala, was recently granted bail by the Supreme Court

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Journalist Siddique Kappan not to be released from jail until he gets bail in PMLA case: Uttar Pradesh authorities

LUCKNOW: A local court on Monday issued the order for release of Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan who has been lodged in jail since October 2020 after he was arrested on his way to report a rape and murder case in Hathras district. However, Lucknow jail authorities said that Kappan is…

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‘Reflects poorly on judiciary that it took two years to grant liberty to Kappan’: The Hindu editorial

An editorial in the Hindu today lauded the Supreme Court for bypassing “the bail-denying feature of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act” to grant bail to journalist Siddique Kappan.

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Relief, at last: On bail to journalist Siddique Kappan

The Supreme Court has exposed the tenuous nature of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act case against journalist Kappan

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Jailed Indian journalist gets bail almost two years after arrest

Muslim journalist Siddique Kappan arrested while covering gang-rape and killing of Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 236: Siddique Kappan’s bail, Delhi LG’s ‘favour’ to daughter

This week, it’s an in-house panel as host Ayush Tiwari is joined by Nidhi Suresh and Prateek Goyal.

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SC gives bail to Siddique Kappan, says ‘every citizen has right to free expression’

NEW DELHI: Almost two years after he was arrested by UP police, while on way to cover the gangrape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit girl in Hathras, and charged under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for allegedly planning to incite violence, the Supreme Court on Friday granted…

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Bail to Kappan a relief, says PFI

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Siddique Kappan bail: Kerala Union of Working Journalists welcomes Supreme Court move

KUWJ calls bail order ‘historic intervention’ to protect media freedom

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India's top court grants bail to journalist two years after his arrest

India's Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to a journalist two years after he was arrested on accusations of incitement and terrorism while reporting on the alleged rape of a young woman whose death sparked nationwide protests.

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Supreme Court grants bail to Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan

“Every person has a right to free expression,” Supreme Court said; Kappan has been in custody for nearly two years under the UAPA

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After over 700 days in jail, Siddique Kappan granted bail by the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today granted bail to journalist Siddique Kappan, who has been in jail since October 2020.

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Siddique Kappan has deep links with PFI, Uttar Pradesh tells Supreme Court

It said that the Kerala journalist, who has been booked under UAPA, was a "credible threat to witnesses" if given bail

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A pamphlet on protest precautions and a PFI ‘nexus’: Why UP is opposing Siddique Kappan’s bail

That Siddique Kappan was carrying a pamphlet on how to protect oneself during a protest – with tips like “wear comfortable clothes” and “drink glucose” – is proof for the Uttar Pradesh government that he was educating himself on “Rioting 101”.

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‘Conspiracy to spread terror’: UP police files affidavit in SC opposing Siddique Kappan’s bail plea

The Uttar Pradesh police has opposed journalist Siddique Kappan's bail plea on grounds that he is purportedly “part of the larger conspiracy...to foment religious discord and spread terror in the country”.

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Supreme Court posts Siddique Kappan’s bail plea for disposal on September 9

The Supreme Court on Monday heard the bail plea of jailed journalist Siddique Kappan and posted the matter for disposal on September 9.

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New CJI’s stint to start off with a host of civil liberties cases

Cases in new CJI’s first week include the incarceration of Kappan, Navlakha and Setalvad, and the Karnataka hijab ban

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Supreme Court to hear Siddique Kappan’s bail plea on August 26

The Kerala journalist has spent two years in jail

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