Aseem Sedition Charges

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  Aseem Trivedi's Cartoons Didn't Incite Violence, Says Bombay High Court on Sedition Charges

  In a major relief to cartoonist and free speech activist Aseem Trivedi, the Bombay High Court today said that his cartoons did not incite violence, adding that, they only expressed anger with the state machinery. The court's verdict came on a Public Interest Litigation, filed by an activist-lawyer Shankar Marathe, challenging Mr Trivedi's arrest on...

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  Evict Aseem Trivedi from Bigg Boss 6, say angry Dalits

  Angry Dalits from different parts of the state marched to the Bigg Boss home demanding eviction of one of its inmates, cartoonist Aseem Trivedi.

• Sedition charges against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi dropped

  Maharashtra government has informed the Bombay High Court that sedition charges against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi have been dropped.

• My cartoons will now spew more venom, says Aseem Trivedi

  Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, who was arrested on sedition charges, today said he would continue to draw cartoons that raise issues like corruption, as people in large numbers thronged the railway station in Kanpur to receive him.

• Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi released from jail, says battle has just begun

  Aseem Trivedi released from Arthur Road Jail: Aseem Trivedi, the cartoonist jailed on charges of sedition, has left a Mumbai jail. He was granted bail last evening by the Bombay High Court.

• Raj Thackeray supports cartoonist; asks government to withdraw case

  MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday supported the cartoonist Aseem Trivedi and demanded that he be set free and the sedition charge against him dropped.

• Sedition charges against arrested cartoonist Aseem Trivedi likely to be dropped

  Sedition charges against jailed cartoonist Aseem Trivedi will be dropped, say sources. He will now be charged with showing disrespect towards the national emblem. The Maharashtra government has sought legal opinion on the matter.

• Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi's arrest gets international attention

  India's government faced a mounting domestic and international backlash Tuesday over the arrest of a cartoonist on sedition charges as critics accused it of using colonial era laws to crush dissent.

• Drop sedition charges against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, or we will agitate, warns Arvind Kejriwal

  Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, who is lodged at Mumbai's Arthur Jail on charges of sedition, is allowed a maximum five visitors at a time as an undertrial. Among those the 25-year-old is likely to meet today is anti-corruption activist Arvid Kejriwal, who will visit him around 11 this morning.

• Who is Aseem Trivedi?

  Mr Trivedi shot into national prominence when charged with sedition and arrested by Mumbai police over the weekend, after a city lawyer filed a complaint against him in December 2011. He has been charged under the sedition law, for sending offensive messages under the Information Technology Act and under the law for Prevention of Insults to Nationa...

• India Against Corruption demands cartoonist Aseem Trivedi's release

  Condemning the arrest of cartoonist Aseem Trivedi in Mumbai, India Against Corruption (IAC) on Monday demanded that he be "unconditionally released" and "baseless charge of sedition" against him be withdrawn.

• Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi refuses to apply for bail, sent to jail till September 24

  Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi has been sent to jail by a Mumbai court till September 24 on charges of sedition. He can apply for bail, but has said he will not. The cartoonist wants the charge of sedition against him dropped.

• Aseem Trivedi says 'will not apply for bail, drop sedition charge first'; sent to jail till September 24

  The arrest of cartoonist Aseem Trivedi on charges of sedition have triggered widespread condemnation from media and anti-graft activists, who have described this as evidence of a lack of respect for freedom of expression.

• Outrage over cartoonist Aseem Trivedi's arrest on sedition charges for 'mocking the Constitution'

  A Kanpur-based cartoonist, Aseem Trivedi, was remanded to police custody till September 16 by a Mumbai court on Sunday for allegedly posting seditious content on his website. His website has also been blocked.

• Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi held on sedition charge for 'mocking the constitution'

  Kanpur-based cartoonist Aseem Trivedi has been remanded to police custody till September 16 by a Mumbai court for allegedly posting seditious content on his website. The police had arrested Mr Trivedi on Saturday on the basis of a private complaint filed in December last year.