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Alt News is much more similar to Rappler, a Filipino news website and fact checker whose founder (Maria Ressa) was awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize after she

Alt News is much more similar to Rappler, a Filipino news website and fact checker whose founder (Maria Ressa) was awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize after she was arrested and convicted by the Filipino ruling government for "cyberlibel" in retaliation for her journalism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rappler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rappler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Ressa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Ressa The Peace Research Institute Oslo nominated the Alt News founders (Mohammed Zubair and Pratik Sinha) for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize after Zubair was jailed for "hurting religious sentiments" in retaliation for his journalism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Zubair_(journalist) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Zubair_(journalist) https://www.prio.org/nobelshortlist https://www.prio.org/nobelshortlist

screye 3y ago
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- commoner 3y ago
  "Hurting religious sentiments" by tweeting a screenshot of a 1983 movie is obviously not a war crime. Zubair is a journalist who was jailed for spurious reasons: > Retired Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta on Tuesday said that questions arise on the Delhi Police for arresting journalist Mohammad Zubair for allegedly hurting religious sentiments even as suspended Bharatiya Janata Party Nupur Sharma is still free despite making controversial comments on Prophet Muhammad, Live Law reported. > The first information report against Zubair was based on a complaint by Delhi Police Sub-Inspector Arun Kumar, who said he was monitoring social media when he came across the March 2018 tweet after a handle named Hanuman Bhakt raised objections. > The handle had taken objection to Zubair’s tweet, showing a hotel signboard with the name “Honeymoon Hotel” repainted to “Hanuman Hotel”. The journalist’s lawyer has argued in court that the photo is a screenshot taken from a 1983 Hindi movie. > On Tuesday, Gupta said that nobody had complained about the movie for 40 years. “How was it [the tweet] reported based on one anonymous complaint?” he asked. https://scroll.in/latest/1027652/questions-arise-when-police-arrest-mohammed-zubair-but-not-nupur-sharma-says-retired-sc-judge https://scroll.in/latest/1027652/questions-arise-when-police... As a journalist, Mohammad Zubair is like Maria Ressa. Both speak truth to power in countries in which press freedom is an ongoing issue, and both are not afraid to publish inconvenient facts that reflect poorly on the ruling party of their countries. There are plenty of Indian sources that reported on Zubair being jailed for "hurting religious sentiments", so I'm not sure how your dislike of Western media is relevant. Your comparisons of Zubair are also not very appropriate, since "hurting religious sentiments" is not the same thing as publishing false information.
  - ankit108 3y ago
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      The BJP expelled Nupur Sharma from her position as the national spokesperson of the BJP because of the incendiary comments she chose to make on live television. Mohammad Zubair made a compilation of her comments and did not change any of her words. As the former Supreme Court judge Deepak Gupta said, one of the problems in this case is that the journalist Mohammad Zubair was jailed for "hurting religious sentiments" because he tweeted a screenshot of a 1983 Hindi comedy film, while the politician Nupur Sharma was not jailed despite her incendiary comments "hurting religious sentiments" on live television. > “If she [Sharma] could say that…which had a much bigger propensity to incite violence… but she is not arrested, Zubair is...Then some questions do arise on the fairness of the police,” Gupta said, in an interview to Live Law. Additionally, the fact that there is even a law that allows the government to imprison people for making comments perceived to be "hurting religious sentiments" is a serious violation of freedom of speech. https://scroll.in/latest/1027652/questions-arise-when-police-arrest-mohammed-zubair-but-not-nupur-sharma-says-retired-sc-judge https://scroll.in/latest/1027652/questions-arise-when-police... https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/28/who-is-mohammed-zubair-indian-journalist-arrested-by-modi-govt https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/28/who-is-mohammed-zub... There are plenty of articles from Western media that describe Atiq Amhed as a mobster, so your accusations are groundless. Examples: - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/atiq-ahmed-killed-india-violence-hindu-nationalism/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/atiq-ahmed-k... - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65291781 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65291781 As a former MP, Ahmed was obviously also a politician and there are plenty of articles from Indian media describing him as a politician. Someone can be both a politician and a mobster at the same time.
      - fellellor 3y ago
        You lie by speaking selectively. BJP leadership was supportive of Nupur Sharma initially. Prominent Muslim figures like Nasiruddin Shah (who normally despise BJP) have come out and said that Nupur Sharma did not say anything wrong about Mohammed. BJP distanced itself from her after they got a lot of push back from friendly Middle Eastern states. BJP are a bunch of opportunist cowards themselves anyway. There is no case against Nupur Sharma and she only said what she said (on that TV show) after having been provoked by another Muslim panelist about Hinduism and Hindu gods.
fellellor 3y ago
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- commoner 3y ago
  No politician is immune to criticism. Nupur Sharma made incendiary comments on live television and Mohammad Zubair has the right to quote and criticize those comments. Zubair's quotes were not "misinformation" since his video compiled Sharma's comments verbatim. If Sharma did not want to anger the public, she should not have made provocative statements in a public setting. Sharma's comments did result in violence. The Supreme Court blamed Sharma for inciting a beheading that was carried out by extremist perpetrators: > The Supreme Court Friday slammed suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma, for her controversial remarks on the Prophet. While hearing the plea filed by Sharma seeking transfer of the FIRs against her to Delhi, the Supreme Court accused the leader of “igniting emotions across the country” with her “disturbing” remarks. > “She has threat or she has become a security threat? The way she has ignited emotions across the country. This lady is single handedly responsible for what is happening in the country.” “She and her loose tongue have set the entire country on fire.” > The Supreme Court said her outburst is responsible for the unfortunate incident at Udaipur, where a tailor was murdered. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/nupur-sharma-supreme-court-apologise-top-five-remarks-8002658/ https://indianexpress.com/article/india/nupur-sharma-supreme... As for Kajal Hindustani, it looks like her situation is being handled appropriately: > Police have registered a first information report (FIR) against a woman activist for her alleged hate speech and detained more than 50 people on the charge of rioting following a communal clash at Una town in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath that left two persons injured, an official said on Sunday, PTI reported. > “We have registered two FIRs. One is against Kajal Hindustani for hate speech, and another against the mob for rioting," Superintendent of Police Sripal Sheshma told reporters. https://www.news18.com/explainers/kajal-hindustani-hate-speech-fir-ram-navami-riot-gujarat-una-7451869.html https://www.news18.com/explainers/kajal-hindustani-hate-spee...
  - fellellor 3y ago
    You can keep spewing non sense like this, but people here are more literate than what you are used to. Your argument boils down to - if you insulted or are perceived to have insulted the prophet of Islam (by even quoting a hadith), then you deserve to die and live in perpetual fear of being murdered by a "ghazi". No one cares if Nupur Sharma lost a bloody BJP job. You are justifying murder and religious fanaticism.

screye 3y ago

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commoner 3y ago
"Hurting religious sentiments" by tweeting a screenshot of a 1983 movie is obviously not a war crime. Zubair is a journalist who was jailed for spurious reasons: > Retired Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta on Tuesday said that questions arise on the Delhi Police for arresting journalist Mohammad Zubair for allegedly hurting religious sentiments even as suspended Bharatiya Janata Party Nupur Sharma is still free despite making controversial comments on Prophet Muhammad, Live Law reported. > The first information report against Zubair was based on a complaint by Delhi Police Sub-Inspector Arun Kumar, who said he was monitoring social media when he came across the March 2018 tweet after a handle named Hanuman Bhakt raised objections. > The handle had taken objection to Zubair’s tweet, showing a hotel signboard with the name “Honeymoon Hotel” repainted to “Hanuman Hotel”. The journalist’s lawyer has argued in court that the photo is a screenshot taken from a 1983 Hindi movie. > On Tuesday, Gupta said that nobody had complained about the movie for 40 years. “How was it [the tweet] reported based on one anonymous complaint?” he asked. https://scroll.in/latest/1027652/questions-arise-when-police-arrest-mohammed-zubair-but-not-nupur-sharma-says-retired-sc-judge https://scroll.in/latest/1027652/questions-arise-when-police... As a journalist, Mohammad Zubair is like Maria Ressa. Both speak truth to power in countries in which press freedom is an ongoing issue, and both are not afraid to publish inconvenient facts that reflect poorly on the ruling party of their countries. There are plenty of Indian sources that reported on Zubair being jailed for "hurting religious sentiments", so I'm not sure how your dislike of Western media is relevant. Your comparisons of Zubair are also not very appropriate, since "hurting religious sentiments" is not the same thing as publishing false information.
- ankit108 3y ago
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  - commoner 3y ago
    The BJP expelled Nupur Sharma from her position as the national spokesperson of the BJP because of the incendiary comments she chose to make on live television. Mohammad Zubair made a compilation of her comments and did not change any of her words. As the former Supreme Court judge Deepak Gupta said, one of the problems in this case is that the journalist Mohammad Zubair was jailed for "hurting religious sentiments" because he tweeted a screenshot of a 1983 Hindi comedy film, while the politician Nupur Sharma was not jailed despite her incendiary comments "hurting religious sentiments" on live television. > “If she [Sharma] could say that…which had a much bigger propensity to incite violence… but she is not arrested, Zubair is...Then some questions do arise on the fairness of the police,” Gupta said, in an interview to Live Law. Additionally, the fact that there is even a law that allows the government to imprison people for making comments perceived to be "hurting religious sentiments" is a serious violation of freedom of speech. https://scroll.in/latest/1027652/questions-arise-when-police-arrest-mohammed-zubair-but-not-nupur-sharma-says-retired-sc-judge https://scroll.in/latest/1027652/questions-arise-when-police... https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/28/who-is-mohammed-zubair-indian-journalist-arrested-by-modi-govt https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/28/who-is-mohammed-zub... There are plenty of articles from Western media that describe Atiq Amhed as a mobster, so your accusations are groundless. Examples: - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/atiq-ahmed-killed-india-violence-hindu-nationalism/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/17/atiq-ahmed-k... - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65291781 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65291781 As a former MP, Ahmed was obviously also a politician and there are plenty of articles from Indian media describing him as a politician. Someone can be both a politician and a mobster at the same time.
    - fellellor 3y ago
      You lie by speaking selectively. BJP leadership was supportive of Nupur Sharma initially. Prominent Muslim figures like Nasiruddin Shah (who normally despise BJP) have come out and said that Nupur Sharma did not say anything wrong about Mohammed. BJP distanced itself from her after they got a lot of push back from friendly Middle Eastern states. BJP are a bunch of opportunist cowards themselves anyway. There is no case against Nupur Sharma and she only said what she said (on that TV show) after having been provoked by another Muslim panelist about Hinduism and Hindu gods.

fellellor 3y ago

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commoner 3y ago
No politician is immune to criticism. Nupur Sharma made incendiary comments on live television and Mohammad Zubair has the right to quote and criticize those comments. Zubair's quotes were not "misinformation" since his video compiled Sharma's comments verbatim. If Sharma did not want to anger the public, she should not have made provocative statements in a public setting. Sharma's comments did result in violence. The Supreme Court blamed Sharma for inciting a beheading that was carried out by extremist perpetrators: > The Supreme Court Friday slammed suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma, for her controversial remarks on the Prophet. While hearing the plea filed by Sharma seeking transfer of the FIRs against her to Delhi, the Supreme Court accused the leader of “igniting emotions across the country” with her “disturbing” remarks. > “She has threat or she has become a security threat? The way she has ignited emotions across the country. This lady is single handedly responsible for what is happening in the country.” “She and her loose tongue have set the entire country on fire.” > The Supreme Court said her outburst is responsible for the unfortunate incident at Udaipur, where a tailor was murdered. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/nupur-sharma-supreme-court-apologise-top-five-remarks-8002658/ https://indianexpress.com/article/india/nupur-sharma-supreme... As for Kajal Hindustani, it looks like her situation is being handled appropriately: > Police have registered a first information report (FIR) against a woman activist for her alleged hate speech and detained more than 50 people on the charge of rioting following a communal clash at Una town in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath that left two persons injured, an official said on Sunday, PTI reported. > “We have registered two FIRs. One is against Kajal Hindustani for hate speech, and another against the mob for rioting," Superintendent of Police Sripal Sheshma told reporters. https://www.news18.com/explainers/kajal-hindustani-hate-speech-fir-ram-navami-riot-gujarat-una-7451869.html https://www.news18.com/explainers/kajal-hindustani-hate-spee...
- fellellor 3y ago
  You can keep spewing non sense like this, but people here are more literate than what you are used to. Your argument boils down to - if you insulted or are perceived to have insulted the prophet of Islam (by even quoting a hadith), then you deserve to die and live in perpetual fear of being murdered by a "ghazi". No one cares if Nupur Sharma lost a bloody BJP job. You are justifying murder and religious fanaticism.