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7/11 Mumbai Blasts Accused, Muslim Youth and the Indian Legal System

A network of rights’ activists called Innocence Network India organised a remembrance meeting for victims of the 7/11 Mumbai train blast case yesterday at the Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh. 13 years ago, on this day, a series of bomb blasts caused loss of more than 180 lives. The meeting was to pray for all the […]


Bombay High Court prepares to hear Appeals by 7/11 Convicted

On 28th February, the Bombay High Court admitted appeal petitions against conviction, filed by two of the 2006 Bombay blasts case accused – Mohammad Majid Shafi and Mohammad Sajid Ansari. The petitioners claim in their appeals that they are innocent and have been falsely incriminated in the case. The petitioners are among the 13 accused […]


Adv Shahid Azmi: The Lawyer who had to be Silenced

On February 11, 2010, a young Mumbai lawyer, Shahid Azmi, was assassinated in his chamber, by a group of armed men. They entered through the door of his chamber, shot two bullets at his chest, and fled. Shahid was declared dead after being taken to the Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar. Although we still do not […]