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Betwa Sharma @betwasharma.bsky.social · Sep 5

5–5.5 yrs jailed w/o trial – ignored
Bail pleas pending 3+ yrs – ignored
Appeal for parity – rejected
Prosecution's claims – accepted unchallenged
No evidence – unexamined

Read our report on why denying bail to Muslim activists defies law, facts & fairness www.article-14.com/post/how-the...

How The Rejection Of Bail For Muslim Activists Accused In The Delhi Riots Defies The Law, Facts & Fairness

Over five years after their arrest, the Delhi High Court has denied bail to Muslim activists jailed for opposing the CAA and accused of plotting the 2020 riots. Bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Im...

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article-14.com @article-14.com · Sep 5

"very disturbing read"

"complete breakdown of criminal justice"

"Over 80 dates & more than 3.5 yrs of this matter pending"

Delhi HC order rejecting bail for Muslim activists, jailed for 5+ years w/o trial, was met with shock & horror @betwasharma.bsky.social reports
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How The Rejection Of Bail For Muslim Activists Accused In The Delhi Riots Defies The Law, Facts & Fairness

Over five years after their arrest, the Delhi High Court has denied bail to Muslim activists jailed for opposing the CAA and accused of plotting the 2020 riots. Bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Im...

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Betwa Sharma @betwasharma.bsky.social · Sep 5

5–5.5 yrs jailed w/o trial – ignored
Bail pleas pending 3+ yrs – ignored
Appeal for parity – rejected
Prosecution's claims – accepted unchallenged
No evidence – unexamined

Read our report on why denying bail to Muslim activists defies law, facts & fairness www.article-14.com/post/how-the...

How The Rejection Of Bail For Muslim Activists Accused In The Delhi Riots Defies The Law, Facts & Fairness

Over five years after their arrest, the Delhi High Court has denied bail to Muslim activists jailed for opposing the CAA and accused of plotting the 2020 riots. Bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Im...

www.article-14.com

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · Sep 2

The political prisoners India's justice system is letting languish for years in prison without bail or trial on behalf of the state.

Betwa Sharma @betwasharma.bsky.social · Sep 2

🧵After 5 years in jail without a trial, Umar Khalid was today denied bail by the Delhi High Court in the Delhi riots case invoking terror charges

Revisit our reports that show how the case against him and the other anti-CAA activists denied bail today is without evidence and politically motivated

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Betwa Sharma @betwasharma.bsky.social · Sep 2

🧵After 5 years in jail without a trial, Umar Khalid was today denied bail by the Delhi High Court in the Delhi riots case invoking terror charges

Revisit our reports that show how the case against him and the other anti-CAA activists denied bail today is without evidence and politically motivated

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article-14.com @article-14.com · Aug 23

Our story on Suleman, lynched after he was seen talking to a Hindu girl, has struck a nerve, reaching hundreds of thousands of people. He was a kind, community-minded Muslim who called his Hindu friends "jaan"

Still, hate didn’t spare him. @betwasharma.bsky.social
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Betwa Sharma @betwasharma.bsky.social · Sep 2

"He trusted them more than anyone"

Last week, we reported that Suleiman Pathan led Ganpati celebrations in his village in Maharashtra and cherished his friendships with Hindus. But some of those very friends were part of the mob that killed him. article-14.com/post/-in-a-m...

In A Maharashtra Village, A Muslim Youth Who Led Ganpati Festivities Was Lynched By A Hindu Mob—Among Them His Friends

He led the Ganpati celebrations in his village, where Hindus and Muslims lived in harmony. He dreamed of joining the police, but refused to leave the only home he knew. On 11 August, a mob dragged 20-...

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Betwa Sharma @betwasharma.bsky.social · Sep 2

“Outrageous”

Despite Supreme Court directives for courts to expedite bail proceedings, Gulfisha Fatima’s bail plea in Delhi riots case was pending for 3 years. Fatima has spent 5+ years in jail without a trial. Her bail plea was heard thrice before 3 different benches article-14.com/post/activis...

Activist Gulfisha Fatima Jailed For 5 Years, Bail Plea Pending For 3 Years

Despite several Supreme Court directives urging courts to expedite bail proceedings, activist Gulfisha Fatima’s bail plea in the so-called larger conspiracy case of the Delhi riots has been pending fo...

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Betwa Sharma @betwasharma.bsky.social · Sep 2

Given that Sharjeel Imam was arrested as early as 28 Jan 2020, the police had little evidence tying him to the riots. Because of a few controversial lines in a speech he gave a month before the riots in a different state, Imam has spent 5+ years in jail without a trial article-14.com/post/in-viol...

In Violation Of Supreme Court Orders, PhD Scholar Sharjeel Imam In Jail For 5 Years, Bail Plea Pending For 2.9 Years

Despite several Supreme Court orders for all courts to deal with bail matters quickly, IIT graduate and PhD candidate Sharjeel Imam's bail plea before the Delhi High Court has been pending for two yea...

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Betwa Sharma @betwasharma.bsky.social · Sep 2

The prosecution’s case against Umar Khalid stands on WhatsApp messages that he neither wrote nor were they sent to him, witnesses shown to be unreliable, a perfectly legal speech, and other far-fetched connections without any physical or forensic evidence article-14.com/post/how-the...

How The Delhi Police Are Disproving Their Own Case Against Political Activist Umar Khalid

Two years after the Delhi police said that political activist Umar Khalid—in jail without trial or bail for 547 days—was the mastermind behind the Delhi riots in February 2020, our study of eight mont...

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Betwa Sharma @betwasharma.bsky.social · Sep 2

🧵After 5 years in jail without a trial, Umar Khalid was today denied bail by the Delhi High Court in the Delhi riots case invoking terror charges

Revisit our reports that show how the case against him and the other anti-CAA activists denied bail today is without evidence and politically motivated

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Betwa Sharma @betwasharma.bsky.social · Aug 14

Reminder: Over a month on, the Delhi High Court has yet to deliver its bail verdict (reserved on 9 July) for anti‑CAA activists—Umar Khalid, Gulfisha Fatima, Sharjeel Imam, Khalid  Saifi & others—jailed for close to/more than 5 years without trial in a Delhi riots case

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Betwa Sharma @betwasharma.bsky.social · Aug 14

Reminder: Over a month on, the Delhi High Court has yet to deliver its bail verdict (reserved on 9 July) for anti‑CAA activists—Umar Khalid, Gulfisha Fatima, Sharjeel Imam, Khalid  Saifi & others—jailed for close to/more than 5 years without trial in a Delhi riots case

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Betwa Sharma @betwasharma.bsky.social · Aug 14

The SC judgement goes against the constitutional value of compassion under Article 51A(g), the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, the doctrine of stare decisis “to stand by things decided”, the procedural fairness of audi alteram partem—“hear the other side” article-14.com/post/law-com...

Law, Compassion & The Constitution Vs The Supreme Court’s Dog Removal Edict

Using language more emotional and combative than judicial, a Supreme Court Order—to confine about a million dogs in the National Capital Region to shelters indefinitely, banning adoption and scrapping...

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Betwa Sharma @betwasharma.bsky.social · Jun 9

Requesting help in spreading the word so that his thanks reached the Muslim duo who brought his son's body to the hospital amid the India-Pakistan conflict, Sanjeev Bhargav said, “I’d like to ask them to visit our home so we can thank them properly" #fieldnotes article14.substack.com/p/field-note...

Betwa Sharma @betwasharma.bsky.social · Apr 17

Please take a moment to read this alarming and heart-wrenching story by @syed_affan__ about a Rohingya refugee who is currently facing the possibility of endless detention, even after the Patna High Court passed two orders for his release.

Betwa Sharma @betwasharma.bsky.social · Apr 17

"the justice system is a joke"
"I feel suffocated"

Despite 2 Patna High Court orders to release, a Rohingya refugee jailed in Bihar for 7 years. @syed_affan__ reports this shocking case of judicial and bureaucratic negligence that could lead to indefinite detention article-14.com/post/despite...

Despite 2 High Court Release Orders, Judicial Negligence & Administrative Apathy Keep Rohingya Refugee In Jail For 7 Years

Despite two Patna High Court orders for his release and handover to his sister at the India-Nepal border, Hassan Hassan—a Rohingya refugee with a United Nations card and former Nepal resident—remains ...

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Betwa Sharma @betwasharma.bsky.social · Apr 17

"the justice system is a joke"
"I feel suffocated"

Despite 2 Patna High Court orders to release, a Rohingya refugee jailed in Bihar for 7 years. @syed_affan__ reports this shocking case of judicial and bureaucratic negligence that could lead to indefinite detention article-14.com/post/despite...

Despite 2 High Court Release Orders, Judicial Negligence & Administrative Apathy Keep Rohingya Refugee In Jail For 7 Years

Despite two Patna High Court orders for his release and handover to his sister at the India-Nepal border, Hassan Hassan—a Rohingya refugee with a United Nations card and former Nepal resident—remains ...

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Betwa Sharma @betwasharma.bsky.social · Apr 12

"Many of us still choose to ignore that in 2025, Dalits are attacked for entering temples, riding an Enfield motorcycle, growing handlebar moustaches or loving a person of choice," @priyaramani.bsky.social writes in this week's edit note on censorship

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article-14.com @article-14.com · Apr 9

“Everything is the same as the first day. Nothing has changed"

Gulfisha Fatima's brother to @betwasharma.bsky.social as activist is jailed without trial for 5 yrs, bail plea in Delhi riots case pending before the Delhi High Court for 3 yrs in violation of SC orders

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Activist Gulfisha Fatima Jailed For 5 Years, Bail Plea Pending For 3 Years

Despite several Supreme Court directives urging courts to expedite bail proceedings, activist Gulfisha Fatima’s bail plea in the so-called larger conspiracy case of the Delhi riots has been pending fo...

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article-14.com @article-14.com · Apr 9

“There is pain. There is hope she'll come back. We have no choice but to wait."

Gulfisha Fatima's brother to @betwasharma.bsky.social as activist jailed w/o trial for 5 yrs, bail plea in Delhi riots case pending before high court for 3 yrs in violation of SC orders
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Activist Gulfisha Fatima Jailed For 5 Years, Bail Plea Pending For 3 Years

Despite several Supreme Court directives urging courts to expedite bail proceedings, activist Gulfisha Fatima’s bail plea in the so-called larger conspiracy case of the Delhi riots has been pending fo...

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Betwa Sharma @betwasharma.bsky.social · Apr 9

5 years in jail without a trial
Bail pending for 3 years before Delhi High Court
Bail plea heard twice before two benches
Her plea is being heard for a third time before a third bench

Activist Gulfisha Fatima's brother tells us: "We have no choice but to wait" article-14.com/post/activis...

Activist Gulfisha Fatima Jailed For 5 Years, Bail Plea Pending For 3 Years

Despite several Supreme Court directives urging courts to expedite bail proceedings, activist Gulfisha Fatima’s bail plea in the so-called larger conspiracy case of the Delhi riots has been pending fo...

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Betwa Sharma @betwasharma.bsky.social · Apr 9

"Outrageous"

Gulfisha Fatima’s bail plea has been pending for 3 years before the Delhi High Court. She has been jailed without a trial for 5 years. This means the 32-year-old activist has spent more time in jail, with bail pending before a constitutional court article-14.com/post/activis...

Activist Gulfisha Fatima Jailed For 5 Years, Bail Plea Pending For 3 Years

Despite several Supreme Court directives urging courts to expedite bail proceedings, activist Gulfisha Fatima’s bail plea in the so-called larger conspiracy case of the Delhi riots has been pending fo...

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article-14.com @article-14.com · Apr 8

In saying "dusri taraf Muslim", BJP leader Kapil Mishra made the "distinction of us & them", noted Delhi judge who ordered the first FIR against the law minister in connection with the Delhi riots @betwasharma.bsky.social writes about the judges who hold the line

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How A Few Good Judges Have Resisted Political & Police Pressure To Bend The Law

At a time when the law is often applied arbitrarily depending on the political outcomes desired or the identity of the accused, a few judges continue to hold the line, providing short-lived bursts of ...

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Betwa Sharma @betwasharma.bsky.social · Apr 8

In saying "dusri taraf Muslim", BJP leader Kapil Mishra made the "distinction of us & them", noted the Delhi judge who ordered the first FIR against the law minister in connection with the Delhi riots

Read abt the few good judges holding the line in challenging times article-14.com/post/how-a-f...

How A Few Good Judges Have Resisted Political & Police Pressure To Bend The Law

At a time when the law is often applied arbitrarily depending on the political outcomes desired or the identity of the accused, a few judges continue to hold the line, providing short-lived bursts of ...

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article-14.com @article-14.com · Apr 7

"Demanding #education is not anti-national."

PhD scholar Ramadas PS to @itsswati.bsky.social, as TISS, #Mumbai suspended him for 2 yrs in 2024 for joining a protest on education policies.

On 12 March 2025, the Bombay HC dismissed his suspension challenge.

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