.png "JNU student leader Umar Khalid. (File photo)")
Khalid along with other JNU student leaders are being accused of being the "masterminds" of the February 2020 violence.
Student activist Asif Iqbal Tanha tells Outlook why he feels UAPA is being used to silence voices of dissent, the future of the anti-CAA movement and the ‘mental torture’ he underwent in Tihar.
The recent judgments of the Delhi High Court releasing on bail, three university students charged under UAPA can be classified as a rare act of judicial activism
In an interview with Outlook, student activists Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita discuss their arrest and bail, the use of UAPA on protesters and the future of the anti-CAA movement
The Supreme Court has said that reading down of UAPA may have pan-India ramifications.
Their friends and family members had gathered outside the jail before their release.
.jpg "Natasha Narwal, was connected with the protest during the violence in north-east Delhi in 2020")
Natasha Narwal in her plea has sought permission to access monetary scholarship/fellowship as is her entitlement as a PhD student of the university.
'Very happy with bail order; for many months we couldn't believe we're in jail under such charges,' Natasha said.
Delhi Riot Case: Earlier in the day, the students had moved the Delhi High Court seeking forthwith release from jail saying that they had not been released...
Delhi riots: In a fresh plea in the high court, they have said that even after 36 hours of passing of the bail order they have not yet been released from jail.
It’s vital for courts to proactively uphold individual freedoms when probe agencies seek to curb them
The Delhi High Court Tuesday granted bail to Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha in connection with a case pertaining to the Delhi riots
Natasha was arrested in May last year for allegedly being part of a premeditated conspiracy in the northeast Delhi riots in February that year.
Natasha Narwal was arrested in the case for allegedly being part of a premeditated conspiracy in the riots.
