All posts tagged: uapa

Media Freedom under Democracy Seems More Dangerous than the One under Dictatorship!

On 10 May 2023, certain news platforms, including print and television, reported detentions of up to 16 Muslims in two cities – Bhopal and Hyderabad. The scandalous allegations attacked Hizb ut Tahrir as a ‘terrorist’ organization intending to wage ‘Jihad’ against India. References were made to ‘unknown’ sources from different intelligence agencies (state and union) […]

India’s Home Minister Amit Shah takes the lead in “Who plays tough against the Muslims!”

On 28 Sep 2022, the Indian BJP Government banned Popular Front of India and 8 other related registered organizations for 5 years. The government claimed it has banned the PFI and its associate groups for allegedly undertaking “unlawful activities” which are “prejudicial to the integrity, sovereignty and security of the country”. It has cited the […]

The Hindu State Does Not Tolerate Islam and Fears the Return of the Khilafah

A court in the Indian state of Gujurat acquitted 122 persons arrested in 2001 and charged under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for participating in the activities of Student’s Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). The judgment comes 20 years after their arrest. During this period, five of the accused had died [livelaw.in].