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On the basis of a complaint from the NCPCR, the Delhi Police lodged an FIR against Zubair on August 9, 2020, under the provisions of the Information Technology Act for allegedly threatening and torturing a girl on Twitter.

No criminality found against Alt News co-founder Mohd Zubair in 2020 tweet: Delhi Police tells HC

On the basis of a complaint from the NCPCR, the Delhi Police lodged an FIR against Zubair on August 9, 2020, under the provisions of the Information Technology Act for allegedly threatening and torturing a girl on Twitter.

The Delhi Police told the high court on Thursday that it has not found any criminality against fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair in a case lodged against him for allegedly threatening and torturing a minor on social media.
Taking note of the submissions of the city police, the court asked the probe agency to place the chargesheet filed in the case before it.
"Before proceeding further, let a copy of the chargesheet be filed before the next date of hearing," Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani said.
On the basis of a complaint from the NCPCR, the Delhi Police lodged an FIR against Zubair on August 9, 2020 under the provisions of the Information Technology Act for allegedly threatening and torturing a girl on Twitter.
The journalist has approached the court seeking quashing of the FIR against him.
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Co-founders of fact checking website AltNews Pratik Sinha and Mohammed Zubair and Indian author Harsh Mander are among the favourites to win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, according to shortlists released ahead of the announcement.


Indian journalists Mohd Zubair and Pratik Sinha among favourites to win Nobel Peace Prize

Co-founders of fact checking website AltNews Pratik Sinha and Mohammed Zubair and Indian author Harsh Mander are among the favourites to win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, according to shortlists released ahead of the announcement.

The Time magazine, in a report, compiled a list of &ldquo;some of the favourites to win, based on nominations that were made public via Norwegian lawmakers, predictions from bookmakers, and picks from the Peace Research Institute Oslo.&rdquo;

Co-founders of fact checking website <a href="https://www.editorji.com/india-news/twitter-user-who-flagged-mohammed-zubair-s-2018-tweet-is-delhi-real-estate-businessman-report-1661922641522">AltNews</a> Pratik Sinha and Mohammed Zubair and Indian author Harsh Mander are among the favourites to win this year&rsquo;s Nobel Peace Prize, according to shortlists released ahead of the announcement.
The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on October 7 in Oslo, Norway. Ahead of the announcement, predictions are being made about who and which organisations are the favourites and top-runners to win one of the most prestigious global honours.
The Time magazine, in a report, compiled a list of &ldquo;some of the favourites to win, based on nominations that were made public via Norwegian lawmakers, predictions from bookmakers, and picks from the Peace Research Institute Oslo.&rdquo; The list includes journalists Sinha and Zubair, who "have relentlessly been battling misinformation in India.&rdquo; The Time report said that the duo has &ldquo;methodologically debunked rumors and fake news circulating on social media and called out hate speech.
Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police on June 27 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through his tweets.
The Time article notes that Zubair&rsquo;s arrest was condemned by journalists around the world who &ldquo;argued it was retribution for his fact-checking work.&rdquo;
The Time list of favourites also includes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the UN Refugee Agency, Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the World Health Organisation, Russia&rsquo;s jailed opposition leader and anti-corruption activist Alexey Navalny and Swedish climate activist Greta Thunburg.
The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) director Henrik Urdal also released his annual shortlist of probable Peace laureates. His list includes Mander, and the campaign he launched in 2017 &lsquo;Karwan-e-Mohabbat&rsquo;. Urdal also names Sinha and Zubair as &ldquo;other worthy candidates for a prize focused on combating religious extremism and intolerance&rdquo; in India.
&ldquo;Religious extremism helps justify discrimination and violence, and stokes tensions between groups that can result in armed conflict.
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Making a significant contribution to fighting religious extremism and promoting interreligious dialogue is therefore a compelling rationale for being awarded a Nobel Peace Prize. A worthy recipient of such a prize is Harsh Mander, along with the campaign he launched in 2017, Karwan-e-Mohabbat ("Caravan of Love&rdquo;),&rdquo; according to Urdal&rsquo;s shortlist.
&ldquo;Mander is an important voice for religious tolerance and dialogue, and his campaign an important rallying point for those who oppose interreligious conflict and violence.&rdquo;&nbsp;

The Supreme Court Monday said it would hear on July 20 a plea by Alt News co-founder Mohd Zubair, seeking to quash FIRs lodged against him in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly outraging religious feelings, and directed that no precipitative steps be taken against him in the meantime.
A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and A S Bopanna passed the order after the matter was taken up for hearing upon being mentioned by advocate Vrinda Grover, who represented Zubair.
The bench, which heard submissions for some time, directed the apex court registry to list it on July 20.
“In the meantime, we direct that no precipitative steps shall be taken against the petitioner in connection with these five FIRs….,” the bench said.
The fresh plea of Zubair has also challenged the constitution of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) by the Uttar Pradesh government to probe these cases.
The plea said all the FIRs filed in Uttar Pradesh that has been transferred to the SIT for investigation are the subject matter of the FIR which is being probed by the Delhi Police Special Cell.

SC to hear Mohd Zubair's plea against FIRs on July 20, asks UP police not to act against him

The Supreme Court Monday said it would hear on July 20 a plea by Alt News co-founder Mohd Zubair, seeking to quash FIRs lodged against him in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly outraging religious feelings

Supreme Court asks UP police not to take any action against Alt News co-founder Mohd Zubair till it hears his plea on July 20

The Supreme Court Monday said it would hear on July 20 a plea by Alt News co-founder Mohd Zubair, seeking to quash FIRs lodged against him in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly outraging religious feelings, and directed that no precipitative steps be taken against him in the meantime.
A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and A S Bopanna passed the order after the matter was taken up for hearing upon being mentioned by advocate Vrinda Grover, who represented Zubair.
The bench, which heard submissions for some time, directed the apex court registry to list it on July 20.
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&ldquo;In the meantime, we direct that no precipitative steps shall be taken against the petitioner in connection with these five FIRs&hellip;.,&rdquo; the bench said.
The fresh plea of<a href="https://www.editorji.com/india-news/sc-grants-bail-to-mohammad-zubair-in-all-firs-filed-in-up-1658311406626"> Zubair</a> has also challenged the constitution of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) by the Uttar Pradesh government to probe these cases.
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The plea said all the FIRs filed in <a href="https://www.editorji.com/india-news/agnipath-protests-rock-uttar-pradesh-on-camera-1655454517819">Uttar Pradesh</a> that has been transferred to the SIT for investigation are the subject matter of the FIR which is being probed by the Delhi Police Special Cell.

India on Thursday trashed Germany's criticism over fact-checker Mohammed Zubair's arrest, saying the independence of the country's judiciary is well recognised and that "uninformed" comments are "unhelpful" and should be avoided.
The comments by External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi came a day after a German foreign ministry official said journalists should not be "persecuted and imprisoned" for what they say and write while referring to police action against Zubair.
"In itself it's a domestic issue. Let me emphasise that there is a judicial process underway in this case and I don't think it would be appropriate for me, or anyone else, to comment on a case that is sub-judice," Bagchi said.
"I think the independence of our judiciary is well recognised and uninformed comments are unhelpful and should be avoided," he added.
Bagchi was asked at a media briefing about the remarks by the German foreign ministry spokesperson.
The German official said free reporting is beneficial to any society and restrictions are a cause for concern.
"Journalists should not be persecuted and imprisoned for what they say and write. We are indeed aware of this specific case and our embassy in New Delhi is monitoring it very closely," the German foreign ministry spokesperson said.
He said the European Union has a human rights dialogue with India and the freedom of expression and freedom of the press are a focus of those discussions.
"India describes itself as the world's largest democracy. So one can expect democratic values like freedom of expression and freedom of the press to be given the necessary space there," the German spokesperson said.
Zubair, the co-founder of fact-checking website Alt News, was arrested late last month over an "objectionable tweet" he posted in 2018.
The video of the German foreign ministry spokesperson's comments was shared on Twitter by Richard Walker, chief international editor at Deutsche Welle. 

'Uninformed and unhelpful': India's reply to Germany's remark on Mohammed Zubair's arrest

 India on Thursday trashed Germany's criticism over fact-checker Mohammed Zubair's arrest, saying the independence of the country's judiciary is well recognised and that "uninformed" comments are "unhelpful" and should be avoided.

A German foreign ministry official said journalists should not be "persecuted and imprisoned" for what they say and write while referring to police action against Zubair.

India on Thursday rejected Germany's criticism over fact-checker Mohammed Zubair's arrest, saying the independence of the country's judiciary is well recognised and that "uninformed" comments are "unhelpful" and should be avoided.
The comments by External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi came a day after a German foreign ministry official said journalists should not be "persecuted and imprisoned" for what they say and write while referring to police action against Zubair.
"In itself it's a domestic issue. Let me emphasise that there is a judicial process underway in this case and I don't think it would be appropriate for me, or anyone else, to comment on a case that is sub-judice," Bagchi said.
"I think the independence of our judiciary is well recognised and uninformed comments are unhelpful and should be avoided," he added.
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Bagchi was asked at a media briefing about the remarks by the German foreign ministry spokesperson.
The German official said free reporting is beneficial to any society and restrictions are a cause for concern.
"Journalists should not be persecuted and imprisoned for what they say and write. We are indeed aware of this specific case and our embassy in New Delhi is monitoring it very closely," the German foreign ministry spokesperson said.
He said the European Union has a human rights dialogue with India and the freedom of expression and freedom of the press are a focus of those discussions.
"India describes itself as the world's largest democracy. So one can expect democratic values like freedom of expression and freedom of the press to be given the necessary space there," the German spokesperson said.
Zubair, the co-founder of fact-checking website Alt News, was arrested late last month over an "objectionable tweet" he posted in 2018.
The video of the German foreign ministry spokesperson's comments was shared on Twitter by Richard Walker, chief international editor at Deutsche Welle.&nbsp;

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the stand of Delhi police on a plea by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair challenging the legality of his police remand while adjourning the hearing for 4 weeks. It will now hear the case on July 27
The journalist was arrested for an alleged objectionable tweet he had posted in 2018 against a Hindu deity.
The High Court has granted two weeks to the police to file its response to the petition which challenges the trial court's June 28 order granting four days of custody of Zubair to the police.
Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police on June 27 and sent to one-day police custody by the trial court on the same day.
After being produced on the expiry of his one-day custodial interrogation, his custody was extended by another four days by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria.
(With PTI inputs)

Delhi HC adjourns journalist Zubair's plea against police remand for 4 weeks

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the stand of Delhi police on a plea by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair challenging the legality of his police remand while adjourning the hearing for 4 weeks.

The High Court has granted two weeks to the police to file its response to the petition which challenges the trial court's June 28 order granting four days of custody of Zubair to the police.

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the stand of Delhi police on a plea by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair challenging the legality of his police remand while adjourning the hearing for 4 weeks. It will now hear the case on July 27.&nbsp;
The journalist was arrested for an alleged objectionable tweet he had posted in 2018 against a Hindu deity.
The High Court has granted two weeks to the police to file its response to the petition which challenges the trial court's June 28 order granting four days of custody of Zubair to the police.
Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police on June 27 and sent to one-day police custody by the trial court on the same day.
After being produced on the expiry of his one-day custodial interrogation, his custody was extended by another four days by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria.
(With PTI inputs)
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Journalists should not be jailed for what they write, tweet and say, a spokesperson for UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday in response to the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in India, asserting that it is important that people be allowed to express themselves freely without the threat of any harassment.
Fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police on Monday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through one of his tweets posted in 2018.
He was produced before a magistrate, who sent him to police custody for a day.
Responding to the journalist Zubair’s arrest, Spokesman for the Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric said: “In any place around the world, it is very important that people be allowed to express themselves freely, journalists be allowed to express themselves freely and without the threat of any harassment”.
Dujarric was responding to a question at the daily news briefing here on Zubair’s arrest.
“Journalists should not be jailed for what they write, what they tweet and what they say. And that goes for anywhere in the world, including in this room,” Dujarric said in response to another question by a Pakistani journalist on whether he is also calling on Zubair’s release from custody.
Zubair’s arrest came days after the Gujarat authorities arrested Teesta Setalvad on the charges of "criminal conspiracy, forgery and placing false evidence in court to frame innocent people" in the 2002 Gujarat riots.
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The UN Human Rights agency has voiced concern over the arrest and detention of social activist Setalvad and called for her immediate release.
Setalvad was detained from her house in Juhu area of Mumbai on Saturday afternoon after an FIR was registered against her at the Ahmedabad crime branch based on a complaint lodged by crime branch inspector D B Barad. She was brought to Ahmedabad via road by the Gujarat police squad.

Journalists shouldn't be jailed for what they write, tweet and say: UN spokesperson

Journalists should not be jailed for what they write, tweet and say, a spokesperson for UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday in response to the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in India. 

Fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police on Monday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through one of his tweets posted in 2018.

Journalists should not be jailed for what they write, tweet and say, a spokesperson for UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday in response to the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in India, asserting that it is important that people be allowed to express themselves freely without the threat of any harassment.
Fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police on Monday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through one of his tweets posted in 2018.
He was produced before a magistrate, who sent him to police custody for a day.
Responding to the journalist Zubair&rsquo;s arrest, Spokesman for the Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric said: &ldquo;In any place around the world, it is very important that people be allowed to express themselves freely, journalists be allowed to express themselves freely and without the threat of any harassment&rdquo;.
Dujarric was responding to a question at the daily news briefing here on Zubair&rsquo;s arrest.
&ldquo;Journalists should not be jailed for what they write, what they tweet and what they say. And that goes for anywhere in the world, including in this room,&rdquo; Dujarric said in response to another question by a Pakistani journalist on whether he is also calling on Zubair&rsquo;s release from custody.
Zubair&rsquo;s arrest came days after the Gujarat authorities arrested Teesta Setalvad on the charges of "criminal conspiracy, forgery and placing false evidence in court to frame innocent people" in the 2002 Gujarat riots.
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The UN Human Rights agency has voiced concern over the arrest and detention of social activist Setalvad and called for her immediate release.
Setalvad was detained from her house in Juhu area of Mumbai on Saturday afternoon after an FIR was registered against her at the Ahmedabad crime branch based on a complaint lodged by crime branch inspector D B Barad. She was brought to Ahmedabad via road by the Gujarat police squad.

A Delhi court on Tuesday extended by four days the custodial interrogation of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in a case related to an “objectionable tweet” he had posted in 2018. 
Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police on Monday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through his tweet. 
While the police claim that his tweet had a questionable image with a purpose to deliberately insult the god of a particular religion, Zubair's lawyer told the court that the picture referred to his simply an image from 'Kisi Se Na Kehna' a 1983 film by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. 

Fact-checker journalist Mohd Zubair sent to police custody for 4 more days

A Delhi court on Tuesday extended by four days the custodial interrogation of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in a case related to an “objectionable tweet” he had posted in 2018. 

Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police on Monday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through his tweet.&nbsp;

A city court on Tuesday extended by four days the custodial interrogation of fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, a day after he was arrested by the Delhi police over an &ldquo;objectionable tweet&rdquo; he had posted in 2018 against a Hindu deity.
As calls grow for the immediate release of the journalist, the Delhi Police claimed before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria that the accused was following a trend where he used religious tweets in an effort to get famous.
&ldquo;This was a deliberate effort on his part to create social disharmony and hurt religious feelings,&rdquo; the police alleged. The accused, however, alleged that the police is abusing its power and wanted a "fishing enquiry".
 Zubair was produced before the court on the expiry of his one-day custodial interrogation.
The police submitted before the court that Zubair did not cooperate with the investigating agency and that his custodial interrogation was required to gather information regarding the device from which the tweet was made by him.
During the hearing, Zubair's counsel Vrinda Grover said the photo which the accused used in the tweets is of an old Hindi film from 1983 by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, &ldquo;Kissi Se Na Kehna&rdquo;, and that the movie was not banned.
The court, however, rejected the submission saying it was of no assistance to the accused at this stage.
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&ldquo;Considering that mobile phone/laptop of accused used by him for posting the tweet in question is to be recovered at the instance of accused Mohammed Zubair from his Bangalore residence and that accused has remained non-cooperative and the disclosure statement on record, four days PC (police custody) remand of accused is granted since accused is to be taken to Bangalore,&rdquo; the judge said in a 3-page order.
The judge then directed that Zubair be produced before the court on July 2. Police had sought an extension of Zubair's custody by five days.
Grover opposed the police plea alleging that it had called Zubair for questioning in some other case but he was arrested in the present case in haste.
She said the tweet in question was published by Zubair in 2018.
&ldquo;Someone recently tweeted Zubair's tweet of 2018, and the present case was filed. The anonymous Twitter handle had its very first tweet, which cited Zubair's tweet, which has been picked up by police. The agency is playing mischief,&rdquo; the counsel said.
In any case, the Twitter handle using Zubair's tweet is not the spokesperson of all the Hanuman devotees, she added.
&ldquo;They're claiming that I edited the photo in question. The tweet is present there since 2018. Since 2018 that tweet has not created a flutter. Multiple Twitter users had shared the picture. Prima facie there is no case." &nbsp; &ldquo;Police is trying to create media hype, media frenzy. Police are abusing their power. They wanted my (Zubair's) laptop because I am a journalist and there is various sensitive information in it. They want a fishing enquiry,&rdquo; Grover said.

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