'Critiquing Govt A Part Of Freedom Of Speech, Judiciary Also Open To Criticism': Allahabad HC Remarks Orally On Zubair's FIR Quashing Plea
1 month ago

'Critiquing Govt A Part Of Freedom Of Speech, Judiciary Also Open To Criticism': Allahabad HC Remarks Orally On Zubair's FIR Quashing Plea

Live Law  

Today, the Allahabad High Court once again extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until February 19 in connection with an FIR against him over his alleged X Post on Yati Narsinghanand's 'derogatory' speech.During the hearing, a bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava orally remarked that a government can. Today, the Allahabad High Court once again extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until February 19 in connection with an FIR against him over his alleged X Post on Yati Narsinghanand's 'derogatory' speech. The bench made these observations while hearing Zubair's FIR quashing plea, wherein he has contended that the 'X' posts containing 'derogatory' speech of Yati Narsinghananad, the chief priest of Dasna Temple were a part of his professional obligation and the same was to highlight the inaction of the police machinery. More details of the State Government arguments here : 'X' Posts Case | 'Police Took Action Against Narsinghanand; Zubair Built Narrative, Tried To Incite People': UP Govt In Allahabad HC On the other hand, arguing for Zubair, Senior Advocate Dilip Kumar yesterday submitted before the division bench that his client was exercising his freedom of speech by referring to the alleged controversial speech of Yati Narsinghanand and highlighting his conduct, and not just him, but many new articles and social media accounts had posted about the same issue.

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Narsinghanand 'X' Posts Case | 'Can We Protect Zubair Till Chargesheet Stage?' : Asks Allahabad HC, State Opposes; Judgment Reserved
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Narsinghanand 'X' Posts Case | 'Can We Protect Zubair Till Chargesheet Stage?' : Asks Allahabad HC, State Opposes; Judgment Reserved

Live Law  

Today, the Allahabad High Court today RESERVED its Judgment on the plea moved by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in connection with an FIR against him over alleged 'X' Post on Yati Narsinghanand's 'derogatory' speech. In the previous hearings, the government, led by Additional Advocate General Manish Goyal, argued before the HC that Zubair had created a narrative through his …

HC extends stay on arrest of Alt News co-founder Zubair
3 weeks, 1 day ago

HC extends stay on arrest of Alt News co-founder Zubair

Hindustan Times  

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until March 3 in connection with an FIR lodged against him over alleged ‘X’ Post on Yati Narsinghanand’s ‘derogatory’ speech. The bench comprising Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice YK Srivastava passed the order in a petition filed by Zubair challenging an FIR …

Narsinghanand 'X' Posts Case | Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Mohammed Zubair's Arrest Till March 3
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Narsinghanand 'X' Posts Case | Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Mohammed Zubair's Arrest Till March 3

Live Law  

Today, the Allahabad High Court once again extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until March 3 in connection with an FIR against him over alleged 'X' Post on Yati Narsinghanand's 'derogatory' speech.A bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava extended the relief after the counsel for the State sought. Today, the …

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair built narrative, added fuel to fire, provoked people: UP govt In Allahabad HC
1 month ago

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair built narrative, added fuel to fire, provoked people: UP govt In Allahabad HC

Op India  

On Tuesday, 18th February, during the hearing of the case against Mohammed Zubair in Yati Narsinghanand case, Uttar Pradesh government said that the state police had taken action against Yati Narsinghanand, and that the courts had granted him bail. The argument was presented in the Allahabad High Court in response to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s appeal against the state …

'X' Posts Case | 'Police Took Action Against Narsinghanand; Zubair Built Narrative, Tried To Incite People': UP Govt In Allahabad HC
1 month ago

'X' Posts Case | 'Police Took Action Against Narsinghanand; Zubair Built Narrative, Tried To Incite People': UP Govt In Allahabad HC

Live Law  

Opposing Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair's plea against UP police's FIR over his alleged 'X' Post on Yati Narsinghanand's 'derogatory' speech, the Uttar Pradesh government submitted today in the Allahabad High Court that the state police had taken action against Narsinghanand, and it was the courts which granted him bail. For the uninitiated, Zubair is facing an FIR lodged by …

Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Mohammed Zubair's Arrest Till February 17 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case
1 month, 1 week ago

Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Mohammed Zubair's Arrest Till February 17 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case

Live Law  

A bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava extended the relief. For the uninitiated, Zubair is facing an FIR lodged by the Ghaziabad Police in October 2024, accusing him of promoting enmity among religious groups following a complaint by an associate of controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand. Pursuant to this, Dr Udita Tyagi, general secretary of the Yati …

Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Mohammed Zubair's Arrest Till February 10 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Mohammed Zubair's Arrest Till February 10 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case

Live Law  

Today, the Allahabad High Court extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until February 10 in connection with an FIR against him over his alleged X Post 'X' on Yati Narsinghanand. For the uninitiated, Zubair is facing an FIR lodged by the Ghaziabad Police in October 2024, accusing him of promoting enmity among religious groups …

Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Mohammed Zubair's Arrest Till January 27 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case
2 months ago

Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Mohammed Zubair's Arrest Till January 27 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case

Live Law  

Today, the Allahabad High Court extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until January 27 in connection with an FIR against him over his alleged X Post 'X' on Yati Narsinghanand. During the previous hearing, which lasted for around 4 hours, the Uttar Pradesh government had submitted before the High Court that a series of …

2018 Tweet Case: Delhi High Court Closes Mohammed Zubair's Plea To Return Devices Allegedly Seized Beyond Scope Of FIR
2 months, 1 week ago

2018 Tweet Case: Delhi High Court Closes Mohammed Zubair's Plea To Return Devices Allegedly Seized Beyond Scope Of FIR

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday disposed of a petition moved by Alt News Co Founder Mohammed Zubair, in connection with 2018 tweet case, seeking that any device or document seized by the Delhi Police, being beyond the allegation in FIR, be restored to him. While Advocate Soutik Banerjee appearing for Zubair requested for an adjournment, Delhi Police's counsel said …

Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Arrest Of Mohammed Zubair Till January 16 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Arrest Of Mohammed Zubair Till January 16 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case

Live Law  

Today, the Allahabad High Court extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until January 16. For the uninitiated, Zubair is facing an FIR lodged by the Ghaziabad Police in October 2024, accusing him of promoting enmity among religious groups following a complaint by an associate of controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand. During the previous hearing, which …

Allahabad High Court stays arrest of Mohammed Zubair, accused of inciting violence
3 months ago

Allahabad High Court stays arrest of Mohammed Zubair, accused of inciting violence

Op India  

On Friday, the Allahabad High Court stayed the arrest of Alt New co-founder Mohammed Zubair, accused of creating social disharmony through a social media post. So whatever you have argued, we will pass orders protecting him till the 2nd January only.… — Live Law December 20, 2024 The Allahabad High Court has further asked the Uttar Pradesh government to file …

BREAKING | 'Not A Dreaded Criminal': Allahabad HC Stays Arrest Of Mohd Zubair Till Jan 6 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case
3 months ago

BREAKING | 'Not A Dreaded Criminal': Allahabad HC Stays Arrest Of Mohd Zubair Till Jan 6 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case

Live Law  

In a significant development, the Allahabad High Court today stayed the arrest of Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of Alt-News, till 6th January in connection with an FIR lodged against him over his post on 'X' regarding an alleged inflammatory speech by Yati Narsinghanand.Orally observing that Zubair is not a dreaded criminal, a bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice. In a …

Mohd Zubair's 'X' Posts With Half-Baked Info Threatened India's Sovereignty, Promoted 'Feeling Of Separatist Activity': UP Govt To Allahabad HC
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3 months ago

Mohd Zubair's 'X' Posts With Half-Baked Info Threatened India's Sovereignty, Promoted 'Feeling Of Separatist Activity': UP Govt To Allahabad HC

Live Law  

The Uttar Pradesh government today submitted before the Allahabad High Court that a series of X posts by Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of Alt-News, on Yati Narsinghanand's alleged speech contained half-baked information and they damaged and threatened India's sovereignty and integrity. Additional Advocate General Manish Goyal submitted before a bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Nalin Kumar Srivastava that Zubair's …

Allahabad High Court criticises Mohammed Zubair for posting on X and not taking legal remedies in Yati Narsinghanand case
3 months ago

Allahabad High Court criticises Mohammed Zubair for posting on X and not taking legal remedies in Yati Narsinghanand case

Op India  

On 18th December, the Allahabad High Court questioned Alt-News co-founder and propagandist Mohammed Zubair about his intent behind the social media posts he made regarding the alleged speech by Yati Narsinghanand. ‘Creating unrest instead of filing an FIR’ A division bench comprising Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra observed that Zubair’s actions appeared to foster social disharmony. …

Why Create Social Disharmony? : Allahabad HC Questions Mohd Zubair For Posting On 'X' About Yati Narsinghanand Speech Instead Of Filing FIR
3 months ago

Why Create Social Disharmony? : Allahabad HC Questions Mohd Zubair For Posting On 'X' About Yati Narsinghanand Speech Instead Of Filing FIR

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court, while hearing a plea filed by Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of Alt-News, against an FIR lodged against him over his post on 'X' regarding an alleged speech by Yati Narsinghanand, orally questioned Zubair for choosing to post the matter on social media rather than filing an FIR against him or approaching the court seeking appropriate remedy. Before …

Allahabad HC bench recuses from hearing Zubair’s plea against FIR
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Allahabad HC bench recuses from hearing Zubair’s plea against FIR

Hindustan Times  

PRAYAGRAJ A bench of justices Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Prashant Kumar of the Allahabad high court on Tuesday recused from hearing a plea moved by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair seeking protection from arrest in a case filed by supporters of Yati Narsinghanand, the priest of Ghaziabad’s Dasna Devi Temple. In his plea before the HC, Zubair had said that …

Allahabad HC bench declines to hear Mohammed Zubair's plea
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Allahabad HC bench declines to hear Mohammed Zubair's plea

Op India  

On 3rd December, Allahabad High Court’s bench of Justices Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Prashant Kumar declined to hear a plea from Alt News ‘fact-checker’ and Islamist Mohammed Zubair seeking protection from arrest in a case launched by supporters of Yati Narsinghanand who is the priest of Dasna Devi Temple in Ghaziabad. The official looking into the case told the court …

UP police book fact-checker Mohammed Zubair for 'endangering sovereignty of India'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UP police book fact-checker Mohammed Zubair for 'endangering sovereignty of India'

New Indian Express  

The Ghaziabad police in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday informed the Allahabad High Court that the First Information Report against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair includes "endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India." According to reports, the officer investigating the case informed the High Court that the FIR filed against the fact-checker include the offence of endangering the sovereignty, unity and …

X post on Narsinghanand: Allahabad HC likely to hear Zubair’s petition next week
4 months ago

X post on Narsinghanand: Allahabad HC likely to hear Zubair’s petition next week

Hindustan Times  

The Allahabad high court is likely to hear a petition next week filed by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, challenging an FIR registered against him by Ghaziabad police last month. Zubair is accused of promoting enmity among religious groups, along with other charges, following a complaint lodged by Udita Tyagi, general secretary of the Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati Trust. Zubair’s post …

Mohammed Zubair Moves Allahabad HC Against UP Police FIR Over His 'X' Post On Yati Narsinghanand's Alleged Speech
4 months ago

Mohammed Zubair Moves Allahabad HC Against UP Police FIR Over His 'X' Post On Yati Narsinghanand's Alleged Speech

Live Law  

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair has moved the Allahabad High Court challenging an FIR lodged by the Ghaziabad Police last month accusing him of promoting enmity among religious groups, among other charges, following a complaint by an associate of controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand.The complaint lodged by Udita Tyagi, general secretary of the Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati Trust,. Alt News co-founder Mohammed …

Uttarakhand Police busts fake claims of Quran-burning incident by Mohammed Zubair
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttarakhand Police busts fake claims of Quran-burning incident by Mohammed Zubair

Op India  

Alt News cofounder and self-described fact-checker Mohammed Zubair was once again caught peddling lies after Uttarakhand Police refuted claims of a Quran-burning incident in the state. Mohammed Zubair tweets disinformation about the alleged burning of the Quran However, realising the sensitivity of the matter, Haridwar Police swung into action and came out to dispel mistaken notions that Zubair’s tweet was …

'No criminality': Delhi Police gives clean chit to POCSO complainant who called Alt News co-founder Md Zubair a 'jihadi'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'No criminality': Delhi Police gives clean chit to POCSO complainant who called Alt News co-founder Md Zubair a 'jihadi'

Op India  

The Delhi Police has informed the Delhi High Court that no case has been filed against the person who called Alt News co-founder and ‘fact-checker’ Mohammed Zubair a “Jihadi” in a tweet in 2020. The Delhi Police has stated that nothing incriminating has emerged for further action against Singh, who commented “Once a jihad is always jihadi” on Zubair’s tweet …

Lawyer files complaint against Md Zubair accusing him of spreading misinformation and communal unrest
1 year ago

Lawyer files complaint against Md Zubair accusing him of spreading misinformation and communal unrest

Op India  

On Sunday, advocate Chandni Shah wrote a complaint letter to the Delhi Police Commissioner seeking legal action against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair “for spreading misinformation and inciting communal unrest”. Shah has alleged that Zubair attempted to incite communal unrest by deliberate dissemination of misinformation and incomplete facts concerning the Gujarat University clash over namaz in a public place. Taking …

What Action Has Been Taken Against Man Who Allegedly Made Hate Speech Against Mohd. Zubair? High Court Pulls Up Delhi Police
1 year, 9 months ago

What Action Has Been Taken Against Man Who Allegedly Made Hate Speech Against Mohd. Zubair? High Court Pulls Up Delhi Police

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up the Delhi Police over no action taken against the man who allegedly made hate speech and posted offensive tweets against Mohammed Zubair in August 2020. As the Delhi Police informed court that it is conscious of the directions of the Supreme Court on the action to be taken in hate speech cases, …

Zubair is not a journalist — and even if he were one, he should not be allowed to create chaos
2 years, 7 months ago

Zubair is not a journalist — and even if he were one, he should not be allowed to create chaos

Firstpost  

It is incredible that while the Supreme Court thinks Mohammed Zubair is a journalist, the Alt News co-founder doesn’t see himself as one The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in all the six FIRs lodged against him in Uttar Pradesh. Interestingly, the same court had not long ago said that former BJP …

Why Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair's case is worth celebrating
2 years, 8 months ago

Why Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair's case is worth celebrating

Op India  

There has been a lot of discussions and hand wringing about the fact that so-called fact checker and Hindu hater Zubair has been granted bail by the highest court of the land. This is in a country where a judge told a man jailed for some SM post that “he is perfectly safe in jail” and another, a lady jailed …

Opinion | Let courts decide whether Zubair was guilty of inciting communal passions
2 years, 8 months ago

Opinion | Let courts decide whether Zubair was guilty of inciting communal passions

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair in all FIRs filed in UP and elsewhere, and transferred the FIRs filed in UP to the Special Cell of Delhi Police for probe. She alleged that Zubair used to chop and edit Nupur Sharma’s comments made on television and made them viral on social media. Since …

Five FIRs still pending against Mohammed Zubair in U.P.
2 years, 8 months ago

Five FIRs still pending against Mohammed Zubair in U.P.

The Hindu  

Of the six cases the Uttar Pradesh Police is investigating against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, five are for his Twitter posts — where he either reported hate crime against Muslims, fact-checked television reports and other false information online, or called out television channels for hosting communal debates. The tweets Mr. Sharma referred to in his complaint had been compiled …

Sitapur Court Denies Bail To Alt News' Mohammed Zubair In Connection With FIR Over His Alleged 'Hatemongers' Tweet
2 years, 8 months ago

Sitapur Court Denies Bail To Alt News' Mohammed Zubair In Connection With FIR Over His Alleged 'Hatemongers' Tweet

Live Law  

A local court in the Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh today denied bail to the Co-Founder of Alt News, Mohammed Zubair in connection with a case against him for a tweet in which he allegedly called 3 Hindu seers- Yati Narasinghanand Saraswati, Bajrang Muni, and Anand Swaroop as 'Hate mongers'.Judicial Magistrate First Class Judge Abhinav Srivastava denied him bail on …

Aakar Patel | State’s targeting of Zubair, others will make India’s rise even harder
2 years, 8 months ago

Aakar Patel | State’s targeting of Zubair, others will make India’s rise even harder

Deccan Chronicle  

The jailing of Mohammed Zubair is the latest in a line of miscarriages of justice that India’s government is inflicting on its citizens. I say India’s government because though law and order is a state subject, it is the Union government’s agencies under home minister Amit Shah that have been misusing their vast powers to destroy the lives of citizens …

Twitter account that led to Zubair’s arrest back online
2 years, 8 months ago

Twitter account that led to Zubair’s arrest back online

The Hindu  

The Twitter account that led to the Delhi Police filing FIR against Alt-News co-founder Mohd. The account’s June 19 tweet, which was the first post made since its creation in October 2021, formed the basis for the Special Cell’s FIR against Mr. Zubair. An analysis of the tweet of @balajikijaiin that the police said revived Mr. Zubair’s post from 2018, …

Delhi High Court to hear Mohammed Zubair's plea challenging police remand tomorrow
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi High Court to hear Mohammed Zubair's plea challenging police remand tomorrow

Firstpost  

The Alt News co-founder was arrested on 27 June for posting an ‘objectionable’ tweet and ‘hurting religious’ sentiments Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court challenging the police remand granted by Patiala House Court to the Delhi Police Special Cell. The developments so far The Delhi Police on Wednesday wrote to multiple banks seeking information …

Delhi High Court agrees to hear Zubair’s plea on Friday
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi High Court agrees to hear Zubair’s plea on Friday

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday agreed to hear on Friday Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair’s plea challenging his police remand in a case related to an objectionable tweet he had posted in 2018 against a Hindu deity. Mr. Zubair’s plea was mentioned by advocate Vrinda Grover before a Vacation Bench of the High Court, which posted it for hearing …

Theatre of the absurd: The Hindu Editorial on Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s arrest
2 years, 8 months ago

Theatre of the absurd: The Hindu Editorial on Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s arrest

The Hindu  

Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of fact-checking website Alt News, is being made to pay for his role in drawing wide attention to the vile remarks made on live television by a ruling party spokesperson that caused international embarrassment to the Government. The inherent absurdity of the charge — that he sought to incite enmity between groups and insult religious feelings by …

BBC and NYT ignore Zubair's anti-Hindu posts, claim he is arrested for being a 'Modi critic'
2 years, 8 months ago

BBC and NYT ignore Zubair's anti-Hindu posts, claim he is arrested for being a 'Modi critic'

Op India  

On Tuesday, the British Broadcasting News published an article on the arrest of Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of leftist propagandist portal Alt News and indicated falsely that Zubair was arrested for being a ‘vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government’. In its article, the BBC reported, “Police in India have arrested the co-founder of a fact-checking website who has …

BJP slams Opposition for protesting Teesta, Zubair arrests
2 years, 8 months ago

BJP slams Opposition for protesting Teesta, Zubair arrests

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday slammed Opposition parties for protesting against the arrest of activist Teesta Setalvad, and co-founder of the fact-checking portal Alt News, Mohammed Zubair, alleging that they were working as part of a "poisonous ecosystem" where one offender protects another if anyone is caught. To questions over Mr. Zubair's arrest and the Opposition leaders' protest against …

Alt News’ Mohammed Zubair punished for speaking the truth: Opposition parties
2 years, 8 months ago

Alt News’ Mohammed Zubair punished for speaking the truth: Opposition parties

The Hindu  

Opposition parties reacted sharply to the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair, calling out the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre for its hypocrisy since the arrest came on a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed the “2022 Resilient Democracies Statement” at the G7 summit, committing to “protect freedom of expression and opinion online and offline”. Going a …

Mohammad Zubair’s tweet effort to get fame, says Delhi cops, seeks 5-day custody
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammad Zubair’s tweet effort to get fame, says Delhi cops, seeks 5-day custody

Live Mint  

Several news arose of fact-checking website Alt News' co-founder Mohammad Zubair, who was arrested on Monday. Zubair was arrested for putting up ‘objectionable’ posts on Twitter in 2018, said Delhi police. Zubair was brought to the Patiala Court House on Tuesday by the Delhi Police, wherein the latter stated that Zubair had allegedly used controversial tweets to hurt religious feelings …

Mohammed Zubair: Outcry after Indian police arrest prominent journalist and Modi critic
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair: Outcry after Indian police arrest prominent journalist and Modi critic

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Delhi Police said the reason behind his arrest was a “questionable …

Mohammad Zubair's 'objectionable' tweet of 2018 led to Twitter storm with 'hate' speeches: Delhi Police
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammad Zubair's 'objectionable' tweet of 2018 led to Twitter storm with 'hate' speeches: Delhi Police

Firstpost  

Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police on Monday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through one of his tweets posted in 2018 New Delhi: A day after fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police, officials said on Tuesday that his “objectionable tweet of 2018 led to a Twitter storm with hate speeches, detrimental to …

Zubair’s arrest a violation of rights, abuse of power: Amnesty
2 years, 8 months ago

Zubair’s arrest a violation of rights, abuse of power: Amnesty

The Hindu  

Amnesty International India on Tuesday said the arrest of Mohammed Zubair, a co-founder of the fact-checking website ALT News, by the Delhi Police was a violation of the right to freedom of expression and an abuse of power by the authorities. In a statement, Amnesty India chair Aakar Patel said: “The Indian authorities are targeting Mohammed Zubair for his crucial …

Journo Zubair’s 2018 tweet against ‘particular community’, incites hatred: FIR
2 years, 8 months ago

Journo Zubair’s 2018 tweet against ‘particular community’, incites hatred: FIR

Hindustan Times  

The words and the picture journalist Mohammed Zubair used in a 2018 tweet “against a particular religious community are highly provocative and more than sufficient to incite a feeling of hatred among people”, according to the Delhi Police’s First Information Report against him. It says the complainant was monitoring social media when he came across Twitter user @balajikijaiin’s post seeking …

'Was Evasive on Ques Over Objectionable Tweet': Cops on Why Zubair of Alt News was Held
2 years, 8 months ago

'Was Evasive on Ques Over Objectionable Tweet': Cops on Why Zubair of Alt News was Held

News 18  

A Delhi court in a late night hearing on Monday sent Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to one day police custody of the Special Cell’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations. Zubair was arrested in a case which the Delhi Police registered after receiving a complaint from a Twitter handle, wherein it was alleged that he had tweeted a questionable image …

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