Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Teesta Setalvad, a Gujarat riot activist, was detained.

A UN expert has joined human rights groups to express concern over the arrest of Teesta Setalvad. She is charged with “committing forgery and forging evidence,” among other things. A UN expert has expressed concern over her arrest, “strong voice against hatred and discrimination”. A day after the country’s Supreme Court upheld the conclusions of … Read more

After court decision on the 2002 riots, activist Teesta Setalvad is detained

Teesta Setalvad

Teesta Setlavad was a co-petitioner in the Supreme Court case. Yesterday denied the appeal against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s acquittal in the 2002 Gujarat riots. Activist Teesta Setalvad was apprehended by the Gujarat Police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad in Mumbai on Saturday. A day after the Supreme Court criticized individuals who “kept the pot boiling” about the … Read more