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Zakia Jafri: Human rights activist and Gujarat riots widow dies aged 86

Human rights campaigner Zakia Jafri spent 20 years trying to hold political figures, including Narendra Modi, accountable for 2002 massacre

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Gujarat HC grants bail to ex-DGP in case of fabricating evidence to frame people in 2002 riots

The Gujarat High Court has granted regular bail to ex-DGP R.B. Sreekumar in a case of fabricating evidence to frame people in connection with the 2002 riots

The Hindu

The Modi documentary must be watched, but did we need colonial overlords to tell this story?

By now, there’s a good chance most people have heard about the BBC’s documentary on Narendra Modi – and the controversies surrounding it.

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BBC’s Modi documentary is a story already known, aired and shared – but with one big bombshell

On January 17, the BBC aired part one of its two-part historical documentary on the rise of India’s prime minister Narendra Modi and the controversy surrounding his role in the horrific Gujarat riots of 2002. Unsurprisingly, a hugely polarising controversy erupted not only in India but also among the Indian…

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India's top court grants bail to activist in 2002 riots case

India’s Supreme Court has granted bail to a prominent human rights activist who has spearheaded a campaign to hold officials responsible for deadly 2002 anti-Muslim riots in western Gujarat state

The Independent UK

Teesta Setalvad custody | Supreme Court questions Gujarat

Under Cr.PC, a woman is entitled to favourable treatment, CJI tells Gujarat government

The Hindu

SC defers Teesta Setalvad’s bail plea to Thursday

Gujarat government alleged that the activist had conspired with a senior leader

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Teesta played a ‘major role’ in a ‘larger conspiracy’ at the behest of a senior political leader: Gujarat to SC

The State’s response, in a 13-page affidavit, was filed in response to her plea for bail

The Hindu

SC accepts Gujarat’s request to adjourn Teesta bail hearing but points out that she continues to remain ‘behind bars’

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Supreme Court issues notice to Gujarat Govt on activist Teesta Setalvad’s bail plea

Kapil Sibal argued that the FIR, on which Teesta Setalvad had been arrested, was a mere “recitation” of observations made by the SC judgment in the Zakia Jafri case

The Hindu

Gujarat riots forgery case: dismissed IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt remanded in police custody till July 20

Case relates to alleged evidence fabrication to implicate Modi, others

The Hindu

Amit Shah slams Opposition for negative politics, targeting Modi in 2002 Gujarat riots case

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday moved the political resolution on behalf of the BJP during the party's national executive meeting and slammed Opposition parties for targeting the then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots case. Read more further on Dynamite News:

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Zakia Jafri and the constitutional conscience

In the struggle against impunity, the Constitution and a judiciary with a robust ‘constitutional conscience’ are key

The Hindu

SC verdict in Zakia Jafri case deeply disappointing, says Congress

It recalls the top court’s earlier observation that conduct of Modi government in Gujarat was like a ‘modern day Nero’

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CM asks IUML to reconsider its truck with Cong.

Accuses Congress of toeing soft Hindutva line; Satheesan refutes charges

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'Scapegoats in a chilling process of vendetta': Mumbai Press Club condemns Teesta Setalvad's arrest

The Mumbai Press Club has demanded the immediate release of activist Teesta Setalvad, describing her arrest as a "travesty of justice".

The Hindu

Explained | Understanding the Supreme Court verdict on the Zakia Jafri protest petition

When did the SIT submit its report? Why did the apex court find fault with two former Gujarat State officers?

The Independent UK

Teesta Setalvad: Police arrest activist who sought accountability for Modi’s role in Gujarat riots

Move comes after India’s Supreme Court cleared Modi of any wrongdoing related to Gujarat riots in 2002, when he was state’s chief minister

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Teesta Setalvad who fought for 2002 Gujarat riot victims arrested

Rights group say arrest of Setalvad, who campaigned for the 2002 Gujarat riot victims, will have a ‘chilling effect’.

The Hindu

2002 Gujarat riots | Supreme Court notes Sudhir Chaudhary's statement about his purported interview with Narendra Modi

It also took note of the fact that Mr. Chaudhary has shown his inability to elaborate the same as he has not been able to recollect the exact sequence of events after a span of nine years

The Hindu

Gujarat ATS hands over Teesta Setalvad to Ahmedabad crime branch

Ms. Setalvad and her NGO were co-petitioner with Zakia Jafri in the petition filed against Modi and others in the Supreme Court

Dynamite News

Teesta Setalvad detained by Gujarat ATS team in Mumbai

The Gujarat anti-terrorist squad team on Saturday arrived at activist Teesta Setalvad's residence here and took her to the Santacruz police station.

The Hindu

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Disappointed by SC verdict, says Ehsan Jafri's son

The judgement in the Zakia Jafri case was delivered today.

Dynamite News

Supreme Court dismisses Zakia Jafri's petition on Gujarat riots

A three-judge bench of the Apex Court, headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar, had reserved the judgement on December 9 last year after hearing a detailed argument from Zakia, SIT and others. Read more on Dynamite News:

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