SC Grants Interim Bail to Ashoka University Prof Ali Khan, Restrains Him From Making Comments on Terrorist Attacks

Supreme Court’s Bail Condition on Ashoka Professor Mahmudabad: Has Dissent Become Disorder?

The Supreme Court’s condition for Mahmudabad’s bail contradicted its own earlier judgement where it explicitly declined to impose a blanket gag order barring a journalist from publishing tweets while on bail because it would be against his right to free speech.

The world sees Ali Khan Mahmudabad's arrest first, not all-party delegations

Are we saying that, as a nation, we can’t handle different ideas? That we're too fragile to disagree? If free speech comes with warnings about timing and tone, then is it really free?

Indian top court bails Muslim academic

India's top court granted bail on Wednesday to a professor arrested for commentating online about the military conflict with Pakistan, but did not stop the investigation against him. Ali Khan Mahmudabad, a political science professor at the private, liberal-arts Ashoka University, was arrested on Sunday over a Facebook post criticising those "mindlessly advocating" for war. He also wrote that the "optics" of two women army officers who had held …

Supreme Court Grants Bail to Ashoka University Professor But Endorses State Overreach in Free Speech Case

Justice Surya Kant’s bench released Ali Khan Mahmudabad on interim bail but imposed restrictive conditions, used threatening language against academics, and failed to challenge dubious sedition charges over social media posts critiquing Operation Sindoor

Professors arrest: Rights body gives DGP a week to submit report - The Tribune

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a detailed report from the Haryana DGP regarding the arrest of Ashoka University Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, even as the Supreme Court granted him interim bail.

Indian Officials Repress Dissent Following India-Pakistan Hostilities

Click to expand Image Indian army officer Col. Sofia Qureshi (L), India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri (C) , and Indian air force officer Wing Commander Vyomika Singh address a press conference after India carried out missile strikes in Pakistan, in New Delhi, India, May 7, 2025. © 2025 Manish Swarup/AP Photo The attack was “driven by an objective of provoking communal discord,” said India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, following the April…