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3 Bengaluru Riots Case Convicts Jailed In Huge Win For Anti-Terror Agency
In a major development in the 2020 Bengaluru riots case, a special NIA court has sentenced three accused to seven years of rigorous imprisonment after they pleaded guilty during the charge-framing stage.
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Hong Kong Student Made Pro-Independence Posts From Japan, Jailed
A Hong Kong court today sentenced a student to two months imprisonment for sedition over pro-independence social media posts she published while studying in Japan.
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Moroccan Man Jailed For 5 Years For Criticising The King In Facebook Posts
Notably, his posts were in regard to the country's normalisation of ties with Israel.
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Engineering Student Gets 5 Years In Jail For "Celebrating" Pulwama Attack
A special court in Bengaluru has sentenced a 22-year-old to five years simple imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 for making derogatory comments on Facebook posts after the terrorist attack on CRPF jawans in Pulwama in 2019.
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2 Months On, 19-Year-Old In Assam Jail For Post Supporting Banned Outfit
A 19-year-old woman from Assam has been in jail since May for her Facebook post allegedly supporting a banned outfit. Now, the police have said her arrest was "as per law" amid growing demands for her release and a backlash on social media.
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"I Was Molested, Beaten Up In Jail": Marathi Actor
A Marathi actor, who was arrested for allegedly sharing an objectionable' post against a senior politician, on Friday claimed she was molested while she was lodged in a prison in adjoining Thane district.
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Actor Ketaki Chitale, Arrested For Post Against Sharad Pawar, Sent To Jail Till June 1
Ketaki Chitale, 29, a film and TV actress, was arrested by the Thane police last Saturday over the post she allegedly shared on her Facebook page.
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Manipur Journalist, Arrested Under NSA For "Cow Dung" Post, Released
A journalist in BJP-ruled Manipur who was jailed under the stringent National Security Act in May for a Facebook post on the death of a BJP leader due to COVID-19 has been released by the Manipur High Court.
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UP Professor Jailed For Obscene Facebook Post About Union Minister Smriti Irani: Report
A professor, who allegedly made derogatory remarks against Union Minister Smriti Irani on Facebook, was sent to jail after he surrendered in a court in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad.
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Manipur Activist Held Over Facebook Post Released On Supreme Court Order
Leichombam Erendro, a Manipur-based political activist arrested in May on charges ofsedition - for writing "cow dung and cow urine don't work" on Facebook - wasreleased from jail on Monday evening, following an order from the Supreme Court.
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Facebook, Google, Twitter, TikTok, Telegram Sued by Russia for Not Deleting Protest Content
Russian authorities are suing five social media platforms for allegedly failing to delete posts urging children to take part in illegal protests.
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Facebook Urged to Do More to Stop LGBT+ Hate Speech in Arab Countries
LGBT+ rights groups urged Facebook on Tuesday to act on a rise in online hate speech after the death of an Egyptian activist jailed for waving the rainbow flag.
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Vice President Visits Cellular Jail, Calls For Organizing Student Visits To Historic Places Linked To Freedom Struggle
In a Facebook Post, the Vice President described his visit to the solitary confinement cell of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar as a "humbling experience".
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Pakistan Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Jail For Blasphemous Facebook
A special Pakistani court has sentenced a man to five-year rigorous imprisonment for posting blasphemous content on social media, becoming the first such case under the country's new cybercrime law.
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Egypt Jails US Traveller, Saying She Criticised The Government On Facebook
When Reem Mohamed Desouky arrived from Washington last month with her 13-year-old son, Egyptian authorities detained them at the airport, she said. They confiscated their phones and interrogated Desouky, holding the two for hours.
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3 Bengaluru Riots Case Convicts Jailed In Huge Win For Anti-Terror Agency
In a major development in the 2020 Bengaluru riots case, a special NIA court has sentenced three accused to seven years of rigorous imprisonment after they pleaded guilty during the charge-framing stage.
-
Hong Kong Student Made Pro-Independence Posts From Japan, Jailed
A Hong Kong court today sentenced a student to two months imprisonment for sedition over pro-independence social media posts she published while studying in Japan.
-
Moroccan Man Jailed For 5 Years For Criticising The King In Facebook Posts
Notably, his posts were in regard to the country's normalisation of ties with Israel.
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Engineering Student Gets 5 Years In Jail For "Celebrating" Pulwama Attack
A special court in Bengaluru has sentenced a 22-year-old to five years simple imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 for making derogatory comments on Facebook posts after the terrorist attack on CRPF jawans in Pulwama in 2019.
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2 Months On, 19-Year-Old In Assam Jail For Post Supporting Banned Outfit
A 19-year-old woman from Assam has been in jail since May for her Facebook post allegedly supporting a banned outfit. Now, the police have said her arrest was "as per law" amid growing demands for her release and a backlash on social media.
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"I Was Molested, Beaten Up In Jail": Marathi Actor
A Marathi actor, who was arrested for allegedly sharing an objectionable' post against a senior politician, on Friday claimed she was molested while she was lodged in a prison in adjoining Thane district.
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Actor Ketaki Chitale, Arrested For Post Against Sharad Pawar, Sent To Jail Till June 1
Ketaki Chitale, 29, a film and TV actress, was arrested by the Thane police last Saturday over the post she allegedly shared on her Facebook page.
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Manipur Journalist, Arrested Under NSA For "Cow Dung" Post, Released
A journalist in BJP-ruled Manipur who was jailed under the stringent National Security Act in May for a Facebook post on the death of a BJP leader due to COVID-19 has been released by the Manipur High Court.
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UP Professor Jailed For Obscene Facebook Post About Union Minister Smriti Irani: Report
A professor, who allegedly made derogatory remarks against Union Minister Smriti Irani on Facebook, was sent to jail after he surrendered in a court in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad.
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Manipur Activist Held Over Facebook Post Released On Supreme Court Order
Leichombam Erendro, a Manipur-based political activist arrested in May on charges ofsedition - for writing "cow dung and cow urine don't work" on Facebook - wasreleased from jail on Monday evening, following an order from the Supreme Court.
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Facebook, Google, Twitter, TikTok, Telegram Sued by Russia for Not Deleting Protest Content
Russian authorities are suing five social media platforms for allegedly failing to delete posts urging children to take part in illegal protests.
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Facebook Urged to Do More to Stop LGBT+ Hate Speech in Arab Countries
LGBT+ rights groups urged Facebook on Tuesday to act on a rise in online hate speech after the death of an Egyptian activist jailed for waving the rainbow flag.
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Vice President Visits Cellular Jail, Calls For Organizing Student Visits To Historic Places Linked To Freedom Struggle
In a Facebook Post, the Vice President described his visit to the solitary confinement cell of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar as a "humbling experience".
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Pakistan Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Jail For Blasphemous Facebook
A special Pakistani court has sentenced a man to five-year rigorous imprisonment for posting blasphemous content on social media, becoming the first such case under the country's new cybercrime law.
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Egypt Jails US Traveller, Saying She Criticised The Government On Facebook
When Reem Mohamed Desouky arrived from Washington last month with her 13-year-old son, Egyptian authorities detained them at the airport, she said. They confiscated their phones and interrogated Desouky, holding the two for hours.
