The Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM), a political party working for the freedom of Sindhu Desh, have condemned the "false" sedition case against the party's leaders in Sindh, noting that the Pakistan terrorist state has registered a sedition case against them.
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, known for his support of the pro-democracy movement and criticism of China, has pleaded not guilty to all charges in his trial under the territory's national security law that could see him jailed for life, Al Jazeera reported.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that whenever Congress was in power, it always enjoyed using sedition law against those who criticised them but whenever they were in opposition, they demanded the repeal of the said act on the pretext of it being a colonial law.
The recently passed Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, has included a provision for the death penalty for those committing the crime of mob lynching.
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut in big trouble as an FIR has been filed against him on charges of sedition and other offences. This is due to an allegedly objectionable article he wrote against Prime Minister Modi in the party's publication, 'Saamana'.
A court hearing on a matter related to the North-East Delhi riots on Saturday pulled up the city police over the non-appearance of the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP).
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear in January a batch of pleas challenging Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises the offence of sedition.
The Pakistan government authorities and state agencies have been accused of being involved in the persecution of journalists, including kidnapping, physical assaults and registration of serious legal cases against them such as sedition, treason and electronic crimes.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has been charged under the sedition clauses in the charge sheet related to the May 9 riots cases, ARY News reported on Wednesday.