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Journalists’ bodies strongly condemn sedition charges against Siddharth Varadarajan, Karan Thapar of The Wire
Both the Press Club of India and the Indian Women Press Corps alleged that the Assam Police unleashed vindictive actions against the journalists through the Crime Branch
Landmark ruling: SC orders Sedition law to be kept in abeyance
Apex Court urges Centre and states to refrain from registering any FIRs invoking Section 124-A IPC; those already booked under the section can seek bail
Anirban Roy Choudhury, editor of Barak Bulletin, accused of Sedition
An FIR has been registered U/S 153 - A, 124 -A, 501 and 505 of Indian Penal Code, for an editorial published on November 28; Choudhury is expected to report to Silchar Sadar Police Station today
SC mulls laying guidelines for application of Sedition law on journalists
The court was dealing with a petition filed by two news channels who were charged under sedition and observed that the terms used in the FIR amounted to muzzling of the media
SC to consider Constitutional validity of Sedition law, issues notice
A bench led by former CJI SA Bobde had refused to entertain a similar petition filed by lawyers in February citing lack of cause of action
The Draconian Sedition Law in Independent India
The Indian Sedition Law owes its origin to The...
Sedition cannot be invoked to quieten the disquiet under pretence of muzzling miscreants: Delhi Court
The court granted bail to two accused who were charged with sedition for forwarding a misinformed post on their Facebook accounts
93 sedition cases registered, but only 2 convicted in 2019: MHA
In the Budget Session of 2021, the MoS in the Ministry of Home Affairs answered questions on sedition law
Sedition law threatens Fundamental Rights: Plea in SC challenges validity
The petition states that the misuse of the provision is stifling the freedom of speech and expression of Indians
Is it time to break down the iron gates of this prison, the nation state?
The region of South Asia is witnessing an extraordinary...
Why is the Ashok Gehlot Govt invoking Sedition law in Rajasthan?
MLAs are public servants, and they can be prosecuted for such offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, says PUCL