NEW DELHI: Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi and human rights organizations, including Amnesty International India, have expressed solidarity with Mohammad Zubair, co-founder of fact-checking platform Alt News. Zubair faces allegations by the Uttar Pradesh Police of “endangering the sovereignty and unity of India” under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The charges stem from […]
In shocking revelations in the Qatar lobbying case involving European Union politicians, it has emerged that these influential figures were given millions of Euros to show Qatar in positive light, to help the country manage its poor human rights records in the run up to FIFA World Cup event. Police in Belgium have released pictures […]
According to TIME magazine, fact-checkers Pratik Sinha and Mohammed Zubair are reportedly among the favourites to win the Nobel Peace Prize
NEW DELHI: In a big blow to the designs of Alt News Co-Founder Mohammad Zubair, a Sitapur court rejected his bail plea on Thursday. The court observed that Zubair was intentionally involved in spreading “animosity” in society and hurting the sentiments of the people from the Hindu community while rejecting his plea. The court also […]
NEW DELHI: Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair, who was arrested for a 2018 tweet on Lord Hanuman, has been denied bail and sent to 14 days of judicial custody by a court here on Saturday. Zubair has come under a tight scrutiny after a Delhi Police probe found that he “apparently removed the data […]
NEW DELHI: A day after Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair, who is facing investigation into a 2018 tweet on Lord Hanuman for allegedly fanning sentiments in India, approached the Delhi high court, the Delhi Police have pressed fresh charges of criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence against him. The charges have been pressed under the […]
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Monday said it has arrested Alt News Co-founder Mohammad Zubair, who has been accused multiple times in the past by many in India of hurting religious sentiments on social media, after a long investigation. Zubair has been arrested by special cell for allegedly promoting enmity groups by posting hateful comments […]