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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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701 Sedition, 5023 Anti-Terror Cases Registered From 2018 To 2022: Centre
As many as 701 cases of sedition and offences against the State were registered from 2018 to 2022 and 5,023 cases were lodged under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha
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Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Pleads Not Guilty In National Security Trial
Jailed pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai pleaded not guilty in a Hong Kong court to "sedition" and "collusion" charges on Tuesday, as his trial under a national security law continued into the new year.
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"Goodbye To Sedition Section": PM Modi As Rajya Sabha Passes New Criminal Code Bills
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the passage of three criminal justice bills that will replace as many colonial-era acts as a watershed moment in India's history, and said it marked the beginning of a new era.
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"If Anyone Messes With Resources Of Country...": Amit Shah In Parliament
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday slammed the opposition for its "coloured" view of the government's decision to scrap the sedition law and replace the section with "offences against the state."
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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Opinion: Sedition Law Being Repealed?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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Explained: What Is Section 150, Which Will Replace Sedition Law
The Centre's move of overhauling the Indian Penal Code also has a provision for replacing the colonial-era sedition law with Section 150 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which deals with "acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India".
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"Acts of Secession" Replaces Sedition: New Bills To Overhaul Criminal Laws
The Centre today introduced a new Bill in the parliament to overhaul the country's criminal laws.
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Capital Punishment For Mob Lynching: Big Revamp Of Indian Criminal Laws
The government on Friday announced a complete overhaul of colonial-era criminal laws to include maximum punishment for crimes like mob lynching and rape of minors and a new offence of "endangering unity" instead of sedition.
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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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Government Will Take "Informed" Decision On Sedition Law After Consultations: Minister
The government will take an "informed and reasoned" decision on the Law Commission report on sedition after holding consultations with all stakeholders, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Friday.
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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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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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701 Sedition, 5023 Anti-Terror Cases Registered From 2018 To 2022: Centre
As many as 701 cases of sedition and offences against the State were registered from 2018 to 2022 and 5,023 cases were lodged under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha
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Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Pleads Not Guilty In National Security Trial
Jailed pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai pleaded not guilty in a Hong Kong court to "sedition" and "collusion" charges on Tuesday, as his trial under a national security law continued into the new year.
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"Goodbye To Sedition Section": PM Modi As Rajya Sabha Passes New Criminal Code Bills
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the passage of three criminal justice bills that will replace as many colonial-era acts as a watershed moment in India's history, and said it marked the beginning of a new era.
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"If Anyone Messes With Resources Of Country...": Amit Shah In Parliament
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday slammed the opposition for its "coloured" view of the government's decision to scrap the sedition law and replace the section with "offences against the state."
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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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Explained: What Is Section 150, Which Will Replace Sedition Law
The Centre's move of overhauling the Indian Penal Code also has a provision for replacing the colonial-era sedition law with Section 150 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which deals with "acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India".
-
"Acts of Secession" Replaces Sedition: New Bills To Overhaul Criminal Laws
The Centre today introduced a new Bill in the parliament to overhaul the country's criminal laws.
-
Capital Punishment For Mob Lynching: Big Revamp Of Indian Criminal Laws
The government on Friday announced a complete overhaul of colonial-era criminal laws to include maximum punishment for crimes like mob lynching and rape of minors and a new offence of "endangering unity" instead of sedition.
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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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Government Will Take "Informed" Decision On Sedition Law After Consultations: Minister
The government will take an "informed and reasoned" decision on the Law Commission report on sedition after holding consultations with all stakeholders, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Friday.
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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.
