Amnesty Sedition
- All
- News
- Videos
-
BJP Wants Premier Terror Investigation Agency To Probe Amnesty
Amnesty was charged with sedition earlier this month after Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad or ABVP - the student body affiliated to the BJP's ideological mentor RSS -- claimed anti-India and secessionist slogans were heard during an Amnesty-organised event on Kashmir.
-
US Says It Respects Amnesty's Right To Express Freely
The United States has refrained from commenting on the sedition charges against Amnesty International over an event where anti-India slogans were reportedly raised, but said it respects the right of the global rights watchdog to express itself freely.
-
Haven't Given Clean Chit To Amnesty, Says Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara
Under attack over the Amnesty International row, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara today said he had not given a clean chit to the rights advocacy group, which has been booked for sedition for hosting an event where anti-India slogans were allegedly raised.
-
National Security Won't Get Compromised By Shouting Slogans: Shashi Tharoor
National security does not get compromised when a few people shout slogans, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today said, defending Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara's clean chit to Amnesty International in a case of alleged sedition slapping which he contended was a "big mistake".
-
Minister Ananth Kumar Visits ABVP's Anti-Amnesty Protest In Bengaluru
Union minister Ananth Kumar today visited the protest site of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad -- the student's body affiliated to the BJP ideological mentor RSS -- to show his support for their demands regarding the sedition case against India chapter of Amnesty International.
-
Ex-Karnataka Lokayukta Backs Sedition Charge Against Amnesty
Former Supreme Court Judge and Karnataka's ex-Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde today backed charges of sedition against human rights watchdog Amnesty International. At an event organised by Amnesty International on Saturday, anti-India slogans were allegedly raised during a discussion on Kashmir, prompting the authorities to charge the human rights watchd...
-
Amnesty International Unlikely To Get Permission To Set Up South Asian Hub In India
The government is unlikely to grant permission to Amnesty International, slapped with charge of sedition for hosting an event where anti-India slogans were allegedly raised, for opening a hub in India to look after its operations in South Asia.
-
Amnesty For Now Shuts Offices, Congress Slams Its Karnataka Government
Amnesty International, accused in a police complaint of sedition in Karnataka, has temporarily closed its offices in Chennai, Pune , Delhi and Bengaluru after protests by hundreds of young right-wing activists.
-
Siddaramaiah Has Assured No Arrests Pending Probe In Amnesty Event: Digvijaya Singh
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said no arrests would be made pending the probe into the event on Kashmir held by Amnesty International where anti-India slogans were allegedly raised, according to Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, days after the NGO was slapped with sedition charges.
-
Centre Launches Funding Probe Against Amnesty, Charged With Sedition
The union Home Ministry has begun what officials describe as a preliminary exercise to find out whether human rights-focused NGO Amnesty International's India chapter has the required permission to receive foreign funding.
-
Home Ministry Probes 'Possible' Foreign Donation Violation By Amnesty
Amidst allegations of anti-India slogans being raised at an event organised by rights group Amnesty International in Bengaluru, the Home Ministry has launched a probe into the funding of the non-governmental organisation for "possible" violation of foreign contribution rules.
-
About Amnesty's Sedition Case, Karnataka Government 'Says Not Clear Yet'
A day after a sedition case was filed against it, Amnesty International's India chapter said its members did not shout anti-India slogans, while the BJP said it wants Amnesty to be investigated by the Centre. The Congress, which is ruling Karnataka, said videos of the event are being studied and "things are not very clear" at this point.
-
Sedition Case Against Amnesty India After Slogan-Shouting At Kashmir Debate
Amnesty International's India chapter has said it has not yet received a copy of a FIR or First Information Report in a sedition case filed against it in Bengaluru, but has questioned why "organising an event to defend constitutional values is now being branded 'anti-India' and criminalized."
-
BJP Wants Premier Terror Investigation Agency To Probe Amnesty
Amnesty was charged with sedition earlier this month after Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad or ABVP - the student body affiliated to the BJP's ideological mentor RSS -- claimed anti-India and secessionist slogans were heard during an Amnesty-organised event on Kashmir.
-
US Says It Respects Amnesty's Right To Express Freely
The United States has refrained from commenting on the sedition charges against Amnesty International over an event where anti-India slogans were reportedly raised, but said it respects the right of the global rights watchdog to express itself freely.
-
Haven't Given Clean Chit To Amnesty, Says Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara
Under attack over the Amnesty International row, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara today said he had not given a clean chit to the rights advocacy group, which has been booked for sedition for hosting an event where anti-India slogans were allegedly raised.
-
National Security Won't Get Compromised By Shouting Slogans: Shashi Tharoor
National security does not get compromised when a few people shout slogans, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today said, defending Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara's clean chit to Amnesty International in a case of alleged sedition slapping which he contended was a "big mistake".
-
Minister Ananth Kumar Visits ABVP's Anti-Amnesty Protest In Bengaluru
Union minister Ananth Kumar today visited the protest site of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad -- the student's body affiliated to the BJP ideological mentor RSS -- to show his support for their demands regarding the sedition case against India chapter of Amnesty International.
-
Ex-Karnataka Lokayukta Backs Sedition Charge Against Amnesty
Former Supreme Court Judge and Karnataka's ex-Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde today backed charges of sedition against human rights watchdog Amnesty International. At an event organised by Amnesty International on Saturday, anti-India slogans were allegedly raised during a discussion on Kashmir, prompting the authorities to charge the human rights watchd...
-
Amnesty International Unlikely To Get Permission To Set Up South Asian Hub In India
The government is unlikely to grant permission to Amnesty International, slapped with charge of sedition for hosting an event where anti-India slogans were allegedly raised, for opening a hub in India to look after its operations in South Asia.
-
Amnesty For Now Shuts Offices, Congress Slams Its Karnataka Government
Amnesty International, accused in a police complaint of sedition in Karnataka, has temporarily closed its offices in Chennai, Pune , Delhi and Bengaluru after protests by hundreds of young right-wing activists.
-
Siddaramaiah Has Assured No Arrests Pending Probe In Amnesty Event: Digvijaya Singh
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said no arrests would be made pending the probe into the event on Kashmir held by Amnesty International where anti-India slogans were allegedly raised, according to Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, days after the NGO was slapped with sedition charges.
-
Centre Launches Funding Probe Against Amnesty, Charged With Sedition
The union Home Ministry has begun what officials describe as a preliminary exercise to find out whether human rights-focused NGO Amnesty International's India chapter has the required permission to receive foreign funding.
-
Home Ministry Probes 'Possible' Foreign Donation Violation By Amnesty
Amidst allegations of anti-India slogans being raised at an event organised by rights group Amnesty International in Bengaluru, the Home Ministry has launched a probe into the funding of the non-governmental organisation for "possible" violation of foreign contribution rules.
-
About Amnesty's Sedition Case, Karnataka Government 'Says Not Clear Yet'
A day after a sedition case was filed against it, Amnesty International's India chapter said its members did not shout anti-India slogans, while the BJP said it wants Amnesty to be investigated by the Centre. The Congress, which is ruling Karnataka, said videos of the event are being studied and "things are not very clear" at this point.
-
Sedition Case Against Amnesty India After Slogan-Shouting At Kashmir Debate
Amnesty International's India chapter has said it has not yet received a copy of a FIR or First Information Report in a sedition case filed against it in Bengaluru, but has questioned why "organising an event to defend constitutional values is now being branded 'anti-India' and criminalized."
