Markam was arrested on March 9 last year and charged with offences under the UAPA as well as other laws. Her 'arbitrary' arrest has drawn criticism from rights bodies both within and beyond the country.
COVID-19 positive arrested journalist Siddique Kappan handcuffed on hospital bed, says wife
By News Desk| Posted by Neha | Published: 24th April 2021 11:09 pm IST Courtesy Muslim Mirror
New Delhi: Journalist Siddique Kappan, who is lodged in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura prison since October 2020, has been denied the “basic human right to go to a toilet”, his wife Raihana Kappan told THE WEEK today. The Delhi-based journalist from Kerala is currently admitted to K.M. Medical College, Mathura.
Kappan was arrested at Mathura by the Uttar Pradesh Police in October 2020, while on his way to Hathras to report on the gangrape and murder of a Dalit girl, which had triggered nationwide outrage. The journalist was booked under the Draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.