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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy News Outlet, Editors Found Guilty Of Sedition
Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet Stand News and its two former chief editors were found guilty of sedition on Thursday, the first conviction of its kind since the city came under Chinese rule in 1997.
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Supreme Court To Hear Pleas Challenging Sedition Law In January
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear in January a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the IPC provision on sedition, months after the Centre introduced in Parliament bills to replace the colonial-era penal statutes.
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Opinion: Sedition Law Being Repealed? Not By A Long Shot
The sedition law, the National Security Act (NSA), and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), have become prime instruments for stifling dissent and silencing the voices of those views that are contrarian to the government.
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Supreme Court Refers Challenges To Sedition Law To Constitution Bench
Supreme Court refers petitions challenging sedition law to Constitution bench, declines Centre's request to defer hearing
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"Situation From Kashmir To Kerala...": Law Panel Chief On Sedition Law
Amid a clamour for the colonial-era sedition law to be repealed, Law Commission chairman Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi said on Tuesday it is an important tool to safeguard the "safety and integrity of India".
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Sedition Case Against Karnataka School For Citizenship Law Play Scrapped
The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday quashed the sedition FIR filed against the management of a school in Bidar for staging a play against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizenship (NRC).
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"Message Of Colonial Mindset": Congress On Panel's Suggestions On Sedition
With the law commission backing the sedition law, the Congress on Friday accused the BJP government of planning to make it more "draconian" and giving a message ahead of the general elections that it will be used against opposition leaders.
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Sedition Law Needed, Says Centre's Panel, Suggests Tougher Punishment
The Law Commission has strongly backed the sedition law and has said it should be retained with changes linked to the circumstances of its use.
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Supreme Court Defers Hearing Challenge To Sedition Law On Centre's Request
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala noted the submission of Attorney General R Venkataramani that the government has initiated the process to re-examine section 124A of the Indian Penal Code.
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Order Putting Sedition Law On Hold To Continue: Supreme Court
An interim order putting on hold the contentious sedition law and the consequential registration of FIRs will continue to be operational as the Supreme Court granted additional time to the centre to take "appropriate steps".
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5 Jailed For "Brainwashing" Children With "Seditious" Books In Hong Kong
Hong Kong jailed five speech therapists for sedition on Saturday over a series of illustrated children's books that portrayed the city's democracy supporters as sheep defending their village from wolves.
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Sedition Law Stayed: Time To Throw It Out? - 'Hot Mic' With Nidhi Razdan
Hot Mic with Nidhi Razdan: The Supreme Court's historic decision to put the 162-year-old sedition law on hold till the central government completes the promised exercise to reconsider and re-examine the provision is hugely significant
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"All The King's Men...": P Chidambaram's Dig At Minister Over Sedition Law
After the top court put on hold the application of the controversial sedition law, Mr Rijiju had said while he "respected the court and its independence", there is a "Lakshman Rekha" that cannot be crossed.
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"Every Soldier Takes Oath...": General Who's Fighting Sedition Law
As the controversial sedition law was paused today, one of the petitioners, Major General Sudhir Vombatkere (retired), said he turned to the court when the Constitution that he swore to protect was being challenged.
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After Historic Sedition Order, Law Minister Slams Rahul Gandhi Over Jibe
Union law minister Kiren Rijiju called the Congress "the antithesis of freedom, democracy and respect for institutions" after former Congress chief and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi targeted the Centre over the historic judgement.
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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy News Outlet, Editors Found Guilty Of Sedition
Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet Stand News and its two former chief editors were found guilty of sedition on Thursday, the first conviction of its kind since the city came under Chinese rule in 1997.
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Supreme Court To Hear Pleas Challenging Sedition Law In January
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear in January a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the IPC provision on sedition, months after the Centre introduced in Parliament bills to replace the colonial-era penal statutes.
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Opinion: Sedition Law Being Repealed? Not By A Long Shot
The sedition law, the National Security Act (NSA), and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), have become prime instruments for stifling dissent and silencing the voices of those views that are contrarian to the government.
-
Supreme Court Refers Challenges To Sedition Law To Constitution Bench
Supreme Court refers petitions challenging sedition law to Constitution bench, declines Centre's request to defer hearing
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"Situation From Kashmir To Kerala...": Law Panel Chief On Sedition Law
Amid a clamour for the colonial-era sedition law to be repealed, Law Commission chairman Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi said on Tuesday it is an important tool to safeguard the "safety and integrity of India".
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Sedition Case Against Karnataka School For Citizenship Law Play Scrapped
The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday quashed the sedition FIR filed against the management of a school in Bidar for staging a play against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizenship (NRC).
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"Message Of Colonial Mindset": Congress On Panel's Suggestions On Sedition
With the law commission backing the sedition law, the Congress on Friday accused the BJP government of planning to make it more "draconian" and giving a message ahead of the general elections that it will be used against opposition leaders.
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Sedition Law Needed, Says Centre's Panel, Suggests Tougher Punishment
The Law Commission has strongly backed the sedition law and has said it should be retained with changes linked to the circumstances of its use.
-
Supreme Court Defers Hearing Challenge To Sedition Law On Centre's Request
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala noted the submission of Attorney General R Venkataramani that the government has initiated the process to re-examine section 124A of the Indian Penal Code.
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Order Putting Sedition Law On Hold To Continue: Supreme Court
An interim order putting on hold the contentious sedition law and the consequential registration of FIRs will continue to be operational as the Supreme Court granted additional time to the centre to take "appropriate steps".
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5 Jailed For "Brainwashing" Children With "Seditious" Books In Hong Kong
Hong Kong jailed five speech therapists for sedition on Saturday over a series of illustrated children's books that portrayed the city's democracy supporters as sheep defending their village from wolves.
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Sedition Law Stayed: Time To Throw It Out? - 'Hot Mic' With Nidhi Razdan
Hot Mic with Nidhi Razdan: The Supreme Court's historic decision to put the 162-year-old sedition law on hold till the central government completes the promised exercise to reconsider and re-examine the provision is hugely significant
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"All The King's Men...": P Chidambaram's Dig At Minister Over Sedition Law
After the top court put on hold the application of the controversial sedition law, Mr Rijiju had said while he "respected the court and its independence", there is a "Lakshman Rekha" that cannot be crossed.
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"Every Soldier Takes Oath...": General Who's Fighting Sedition Law
As the controversial sedition law was paused today, one of the petitioners, Major General Sudhir Vombatkere (retired), said he turned to the court when the Constitution that he swore to protect was being challenged.
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After Historic Sedition Order, Law Minister Slams Rahul Gandhi Over Jibe
Union law minister Kiren Rijiju called the Congress "the antithesis of freedom, democracy and respect for institutions" after former Congress chief and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi targeted the Centre over the historic judgement.
