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‘I relied on hard work’: Brittney Griner on coping with Russian detention

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Brittney Griner got emotional quickly.
Speaking to reporters for the first time since a nearly 10-month detainment in Russia on drug-related charges, the WNBA star had to take a moment to compose herself after being asked about her resiliency through the ordeal.
“I’m no stranger to hard times,” Griner said Thursday from the lobby of the Footprint Center, home of her new team the Phoenix Mercury and the NBA’s Phoenix Suns. “Just digging deep. You’re going to be faced with adversities in life. This was a pretty big one. I just relied on my hard work to get through it.”
Griner’s first news conference drew more than 100 people, including Arizona governor Katie Hobbs, members of the Mercury organization and her wife, Cherelle.
Griner was arrested in February 2022 at a Moscow airport after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. She later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nine years in prison.
She said her abilities as an athlete helped her cope. “I know this sounds so small but dying in practice and just hard workouts, you find a way to just grind it out, just put your head down and keep going and keep moving forward,” she said.
“You can never stand still and that was my thing; just never be still, never get too focused on the now and looking forward to what’s to come.”
After nearly 10 months of strained negotiations between Washington and Moscow, Griner was exchanged in the United Arab Emirates for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout on 8 December.

Griner kept a low profile following her return to the US while adjusting to life back at home, outside of appearances at the Super Bowl, the PGA Tour’s Phoenix Open and an MLK Day event in Phoenix.
But she said she never doubted she would be back playing professionally again.
“I believe in me,” Griner said. “I believe in what I can do. I know if I put my mind to it I can achieve any goal.
She added: “I’m not trying to sound big-headed, but I bet on me. I have all the resources here to help me get to that point where I can play, and it was no question to be back in the WNBA, back in Phoenix playing.”
Griner also said her management team has been in touch with the family of Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia who has become a symbol of attacks on the press in Russia.
“No one should be in those conditions,” she said.
She added: “You’re in foreign territory and you’re in unknown waters. So there’s a lot that we might know that they didn’t know so there’s been a lot of communication between both teams.”
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( With inputs from : www.theguardian.com )

April 28, 2023
HC Quashes Detention Orders Issued Under PSA

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SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed a series of detention orders issued under the Public Safety Act, including that against journalist Fahad Shah. The court found that the detaining authority did not apply its mind while passing the orders.
In one case related to Srinagar resident Peerzada Mohammed Waseem’s detention, the court criticized the district administration for stating in the dossier that the accused had indulged in rioting and stone pelting in 2020, despite being in jail since 2017.
The judge raised the question of how a detenue already behind bars and facing trial could have participated in rioting and stone pelting during that time. Judge Wasim Sadiq Nargal mentioned in his order that this proved that the detaining authority had passed the order without the application of mind.
The court also quashed the PSA order against Amir Ali Bhat, stating that it could be safely concluded that the detaining authority had failed to provide the material relied upon for passing the detention order, making it illegal and unsustainable.
Regarding Fahad Shah, the judge found that the dossier had not been provided to the detenue, pointing out that it was one of the main lacunae in the detention, while in the case of Naseer Ahmad Dar, the PSA order was also cancelled for similar reasons.
The court ordered the authorities to release the detainees immediately if they were not required in any other case, highlighting the lacunae in the detention orders and reaffirming the importance of adhering to procedural requirements in passing such orders. “It is one of the main lacunae in the detention,” the court stated.
The judge, while passing these five orders separately on April 17, asked the authorities to release them forthwith in case they were not required in any other case

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

April 21, 2023
HC Quashes Detention Of Journalist Fahad Shah

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SRINAGAR: The High Court on Thursday quashed the detention of a journalist Fahad Shah and directed the authorities to release him forthwith.
Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal said that Fahad should be “set at liberty forthwith if not required in any other case.”
“In the present case, the procedural requirement has not been followed and complied with by respondents in letter and spirit and as a corollary thereof, the petition is required to be allowed and the detention order is liable to be quashed,” the Court said.
The Court also said that no compelling reasons have been given or shown by the detaining authority while passing the detention order against Shah when he was already in custody and under an FIR in which no bail had been granted.
“In absence of any compelling reasons, the order of detention cannot sustain the test of law,” the court said.
On March 3, 2022, the District Magistrate Srinagar had passed an order under section 8 of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978, placing Shah under preventive detention to “prevent him from indulging in the activities which are prejudicial to the maintenance of public order.”
During arguments, counsel for Shah, N A Ronga, described the allegations against Shah as baseless, unfounded vague and without any substance, saying there is not an iota of truth in the allegations.
Shah was arrested on February 2, 2022, by Jammu and Kashmir police in Pulwama district and booked under Section 13 of ULA (P), section 124A and Section 505 IPC.

Shah filed a bail application before a Court in Pulwama and he was granted bail. However, when the order of the Court was served upon the police concerned, they did not release him and shifted him to the Police Station Imam Sahib Shopian.
In Shopian, an FIR under sections 153 and 505 of the IPC was registered against him. In this case, he filed a bail application before the Court and was granted bail. But he was not released by the police and was shifted to the Safakadal area of Srinagar. At the police station, Safakadal another FIR was registered against him. While in custody at Safakadal, the district magistrate Srinagar passed a detention order against Shah.
Ronga argued Shah was not provided with a copy of the dossier, material or other records including the copies of FIRs that have been referred to and relied upon by the detaining authority while framing grounds of detention and passing the detention order. “Thus he was deprived of his constitutional and legal right of making a meaningful and effective representation against his detention.”
He also said since the bail was not granted in the FIR registered at the police station Safakdal against Shah there was no reason to detain him under J&K Public Safety Act. (KNO)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

April 20, 2023
Kashmiri Cook’s PSA Detention In Agra Jail Quashed By High Court

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SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir has quashed the detention of Ashiq Hussain Teli, a resident of Watrina Bandipora who was lodged in Agra jail under the Public Safety Act (PSA).
Teli, who worked as a cook, was arrested by police in Bandipora in January 2022 on charges of stone-pelting.
However, his lawyer, Advocate Bashir Ahmed Tak, argued that the detaining authority did not attribute any specific allegation against Teli and that he was arrested on old cases and fake charges.
Justice Sanjay Dhar, presiding over the case, ordered Teli’s release from the Agra Jail.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

April 15, 2023
Compensate woman for illegal detention for a day, SC to Maha Police officers

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked police officers in Maharashtra to compensate a woman for keeping her in illegal detention despite she being granted interim protection and two weeks to surrender it.
A bench of Justices S.K. Kaul and A. Amanullah observed that the woman, an accused in a criminal case, got the interim protection on November 17, 2021 and the apex court had granted her two weeks’ to surrender and apply for regular bail.
Expressing discontent with the illegal detention of the woman, the bench noted that the court had given interim protection to the petitioner and despite the same, she was taken into custody.

The petitioner had submitted before the court that she had also shown the court’s order to the police, though she was bailed out next but she was in custody for a day.
The top court ordered that the petitioner should be compensated with Rs 15,000 for the illegal detention for one day which will be shared by the two police officers and the payment to be made within a period of two weeks.
The bench noted that two police officers filed their affidavit seeking to express unconditional apology. However, the bench said that behaviour of the officers was in the teeth of the court’s order and cautioned the police officers to be careful in future.
The top court passed the order on a contempt plea filed by the woman against two police officers. In a previous order passed in January this year, the bench had noted petitioner’s counsel arguments that despite the November 2021 order, within two days the woman was arrested from a hospital where she was working as a nurse.
The bench noted that the police officers were ready to compensate the woman from their own pocket in the matter.

In 2021, the woman had moved the apex court challenging the Bombay High Court order, passed in August 2021, refusing to entertain her plea for anticipatory bail in the case.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 11, 2023
Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell released a statement condemning the detention of a Wall Street Journal reporter in Russia.

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The two also said the U.S. had been “denied consular access” to the reporter “against standard diplomatic practice and likely in violation of international law.”

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( With inputs from : www.politico.com )

April 7, 2023
Tate Brothers released from detention, placed under house arrest

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Former kickboxing champion Andrew Tate has been released from detention and placed under house arrest in Romania, along with his brother Tristan Tate. The two brothers were detained by Romanian authorities in February 2023, after being accused of drug trafficking and other related charges.
According to sources, Andrew and Tristan Tate have been moved to separate houses in the same area in Romania, and they will be monitored by local authorities. Andrew Tate’s lawyer confirmed the news of his client’s release from detention and expressed relief that he can now be with his family, albeit under strict conditions.
“Mr. Tate is relieved to be out of detention and is grateful to the Romanian authorities for granting him house arrest. He looks forward to cooperating with the authorities to resolve this matter as soon as possible,” said the lawyer.
The decision to release the Tate brothers from detention came after a judge in Romania reviewed the evidence against them and found that there was not enough to keep them in custody. However, the judge ordered that they remain under house arrest while the investigation continues.
The Tate brothers have denied the allegations against them and have maintained their innocence throughout the ordeal. Andrew Tate has previously stated that he was in Romania to promote his new book and had no involvement in any illegal activities.
Andrew Tate is a former world kickboxing champion and has also competed in mixed martial arts. He is known for his controversial views and has been involved in several controversies in the past, including being kicked off the reality TV show “Celebrity Big Brother” in 2016 for making offensive comments.
Tristan Tate is also a kickboxer and has competed in various tournaments across the world. He is the younger brother of Andrew Tate and has been supporting him during the detention period.
The case against the Tate brothers is ongoing, and it remains to be seen what the final outcome will be. However, with their release from detention and placement under house arrest, they can now be with their families and continue to fight their case.

The Romanian authorities have not commented on the case, but sources suggest that they are investigating several other individuals in connection with the alleged drug trafficking ring. The investigation is ongoing, and more information is expected to come to light in the coming weeks.
(With inputs taken from agencies)
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 1, 2023
There’s bipartisan outrage over Russia’s detention of a Wall Street Journal reporter — and calls for his immediate release.

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“The Russian government must release Evan immediately,” Michael McCaul said.

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( With inputs from : www.politico.com )

March 30, 2023
High Court Quashes PSA Detention Of Two South Kashmir Youth

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SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed the detention of two persons from south Kashmir’s Anantnag district lodged in Central Jail Kot Balwal Jammu under the Public Safety Act (PSA).
The detainees – Muhammad Abbas Khan, son of Nazir Ahmed Khan and Hadayat Ullah Kuttay, son of Abdul Razak Kuttay, both residents of Srigufwara Anantnag had been arrested in April last year and subsequently, shifted to Kot Balwal Jail under Public Safety Act.
The detention orders under PSA were issued by District Magistrate Anantnag vide numbers 07 and 08/DMA/PSA/DET/2022 dated 08.04.2022. The duo was accused of being militant sympathizers.
The counsel for both the petitioners’ Advocate Bashir Ahmed Tak challenged the impugned order on the grounds that the allegations made on the grounds of detention are vague and non-existent and that there has been non-application of mind on the part of the detaining authority.
Advocate Bashir Ahmed Tak argued that the detaining authority has not attributed any specific allegation against the detainees. He contended that the detainees were arrested in old cases and on frivolous charges.
The court of Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul accordingly quashed the detention of both persons and ordered their release from the Kot Balwal Jail.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

March 14, 2023
185 Fridays Behind Bars: Anjuman Slams Govt Over Mirwaiz Detention

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SRINAGAR: Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar on Friday criticized the government for the three and a half years of ‘illegal and arbitrary detention’ of its President Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Molvi Muhammad Umar Farooq who was barred from offering 185th consecutive Friday prayers today.
The Anjuman in a statement said that due to the illegal detention, Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir is prevented from delivering the Friday sermons and Friday prayers from the pulpit of the Jama Masjid which is a direct interference with the religious rights of the Muslims of the valley by the Authorities
The continuous detention of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is a serious concern for Anjuman Auqaf as well as the people, the statement read, adding that public anxiety against his unjustified detention is increasing with each passing day. Severe disappointment is seen among the worshipers at the historic Jama Masjid Srinagar who come from cities and towns to benefit from the wise sermons of Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir, the statement added.
The Anjuman urged the authorities to ensure the unconditional release of Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir on the arrival of the month of Ramadan so that he can fulfill his religious obligations in this blessed month.

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March 10, 2023