Tag: political

Kashmir tweets: Shehla Rashid gets interim protection from arrest in sedition case

Source: indiatoday.in In a relief to Kashmiri political activist Shehla Rashid, Delhi court on Tuesday granted her interim protection from arrest in the sedition case. Shehla Rashid has been booked for her social media posts about alleged human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir. Delhi Police on September 6 had lodged the case against Shehla

High court rules public servants can be sacked for political social media posts

Source: theguardian.com The high court has unanimously upheld a decision to sack a public servant, Michaela Banerji, for anonymous social media posts that criticised the government’s immigration policy. The court delivered its judgment in the landmark freedom of speech test case on Wednesday, upholding an appeal from the workers’ compensation agency Comcare which argued it