The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on Thursday expressed solidarity with priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, who was arrested on charges of sedition for allegedly raising a flag on a stand displaying Bangladesh's national flag.
Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari was arrested on charges of sedition for allegedly raising a flag on a stand displaying Bangladesh's national flag. He was presented before a Chittagong court on Tuesday. The court denied his bail plea and sent him to custody.
Dhaka police arrested ISKCON priest Chinmoy Das on November 25 amid ongoing alleged atrocities against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh. Chinmoy Das was arrested on sedition charges, prompting a lawyer to file a petition seeking a ban on ISKCON in Bangladesh.
Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari was arrested on charges of sedition for allegedly raising a flag on a stand displaying Bangladesh's national flag. He was presented before a Chittagong court on Tuesday. The court denied his bail plea and sent him to custody.
The legal notice accuses the group of being a "radical organisation" that engages in activities threatening national security and provoke communal unrest.
Amid chaos over the arrest of the former priest ISKCON Bangladesh Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari on sedition charges, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday morning expressed solidarity with the Hindu monk, labelling his arrest as "unjust." He appealed to the central g
ISKCON Bangladesh has issued a statement denouncing the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das and called upon the government authorities to promote peaceful coexistence. ISKCON Bangladesh also issued a list of demands to the government for subsequent violence and attacks against Sanatanis in vari
A case has been filed against Chimnoy in charge of sedition, accusing him of hosting a flag on the top of a stand of Bangladesh's national flag. But the man who filed the case has now disagreed to continue the case, a minority leader said.
The FIR was filed under Section 7 (punishment for acts of terrorism) of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997, additionally with sections 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149 (every member of an unlawful assembly guilty of an offence committed in prosecution of a common object), 124-A (s
In a ruling, two former editors of the now-defunct Stand News, Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, along with the media outlet's parent company, were convicted of conspiring to publish "seditious" content, marking a chilling blow to press freedom in Hong Kong after China implemented National Se
China continues to suppress the people who raise views critical of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In the latest attempt at suppressing freedom of expression, China gave a jail sentence to journalists on sedition charges.
Speaking to ANI, Congress' Sandeep Dikshit said, "This is a very low statement. There is violent instigation in it and they are showing their mentality. They are displaying that they have no character or culture. There is no reaction from the Prime Minister when such statements are made a