#CivilLiberties Archives

Blocked, But Not Silenced: Sanjay Singh’s Srinagar Protest Sparks National Debate on Democracy and Dissent

September 12, 2025 Editor

Sanjay Singh’s Srinagar Protest: Farooq, Omar, Tarigami Slam PSA Detention of MLA Mehraj Malik By: Javid Amin | 11 September 2025 A Locked Gate, a Nation Watching On a tense September morning in Srinagar, an extraordinary scene unfolded: AAP MP Sanjay Singh scaled the iron gate of a government guesthouse, shouting to the crowd outside that he was being held against his will. On the other side stood Dr. Farooq Abdullah, veteran politician and National Conference (NC) president, straining to hear Singh’s voice over the police cordon. “Milne nahi de…

Disturbed Area: Manipur government imposes AFSPA across entire state

September 27, 2023 Editor

The Manipur government on Wednesday declared the entire state a ‘disturbed area’ under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) for a period of six months in the wake of the prevailing law and order situation. However, the status will not be implemented in areas under the jurisdiction of 19 police stations including the capital Imphal. The state government, in a notification, said that the ‘violent activities of various extremist/insurgent groups warrant the use of Armed Forces in aid of civil administraton in the entire state’. The developments came after…

Journalist Majid Hyderi Faces Stringent Public Safety Act Charges

September 19, 2023 Editor

Former CM and National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah terms Hyderi’s PSA detention as deeply disturbing Journalist and political commentator Majid Hyderi who was arrested last week by Jammu and Kashmir Police on charges of criminal conspiracy and extortion has been booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA), officials said on Monday. Hyderi has been booked under the PSA and lodged at the Kot Balwal jail in Jammu region of the Union Territory, they said. Hyderi, a resident of the city’s Peerbagh area, was arrested late Thursday night after…