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Mar 6, 2002 · Case Summary and Outcome. The Supreme Court of India found the Respondent guilty of contempt and sentenced her to one day’s ‘symbolic’ imprisonment and a fine. In response to the Court’s earlier decision on developing a dam, Arundhati Roy criticized the Court for muzzling dissent and subsequently staged a protest in front of the Court.
Jun 18, 2024 · Last week, 14 years after the original complaint, Delhi's most senior official granted permission for the Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy to be prosecuted under India’s stringent anti...
Oct 12, 2023 · CNN — Booker Prize-winning Indian author Arundhati Roy could be prosecuted for allegedly seditious comments made over a decade ago, after a top official in Delhi said there was enough evidence...
Jun 15, 2024 · A top Indian official has allowed the prosecution of celebrated Indian author Arundhati Roy, who faces charges under anti-terror laws for a “provocative” speech made in 2010.
Oct 11, 2023 · The Indian authorities have charged the renowned novelist Arundhati Roy over public comments she made 13 years ago about the restive Kashmir region, the latest step in an intensifying crackdown...
Jun 15, 2024 · NEW DELHI — The Indian novelist Arundhati Roy could face serious charges over comments she made 14 years ago about Kashmir after an official from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday...
Jun 24, 2024 · Protesters hold placards against the order to prosecute Indian author Arundhati Roy and former professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain under the UAPA law in a case relating to their 2010 talks, in ...
Respondent Arundhati Roy, who is not a party to the writ proceedings, published an article entitled “The Greater Common Good” which was published in the Outlook magazine and in some portion of a book written by her.
3 days ago · The United Nations Human Rights Office on Thursday urged the Indian authorities to drop the cases lodged against author Arundhati Roy and former Central University of Kashmir professor Sheikh ...
4 days ago · Urge authorities to drop cases against Arundhati Roy and Sheikh Showkat Hussain over comments on Kashmir,” the UN Human Rights Office, led by High Commissioner Volker Turk, said in a post on X.
