“UP Police Tried To Deny Bail”: Journalists’ Body On S Kappan’s Release
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Siddique Kappan was arrested on his way to UP's Hathras in 2020New Delhi: The Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) welcomed the bail granted by the Supreme Court to journalist Siddique Kappan - who had been languishing in an Uttar Pradesh jail for nearly two years - called it historic and spotlighted the continuing attacks against the freedom of press."Every person has freedom of expression," said the Supreme Court while granting bail to the journalist.Mr Kappan was arrested on his way to UP's Hathras, where he said he was going to report on a 19-year-old's gang-rape and murderin 2020. He was charged under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for alleged terror funding."The order is historic in the context of the continuing attack against the freedom of pr...