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History of 'Sedition' and Importance of Disha Ravi's Bail Order
28 Feb 2021
Was Disha Ravi protesting in a peaceful manner or was she engaged in seditious activities in its guise? Judge Dharmendra Rana wrote about this basic question in detail in the bail order for Disha…
Subhash Gatade
If Comment is Free, Why are Dissenters Being Locked Up?
22 Feb 2021
The State look the other way only when right-wing footsoldiers target innocent people and provoke violence.
ICF Team
Message from Gandhi: Sedition Law is ‘Designed to Suppress the Liberty of the Citizen’
02 Oct 2020
On the 151st birth anniversary of Gandhi, let’s recall his views on sedition and the message about the importance of nonviolent resistance reflected through it.
Ajaz Ashraf
By Invoking Sedition Law in Rajasthan, Congress has Betrayed its Promise to Abolish it
21 Jul 2020
When there are legal remedies to corruption it is unnecessary to expand the scope of a very heavy-handed law.
Mansi Sharma
Anti-CAA Protests: ‘Pandemic Only a Temporary Setback...Not End of Movement’
06 Jul 2020
As arrests of students and activists continue under draconian anti-terror laws, there is need for Opposition parties to support the movement against faith-based citizenship, says legal expert…
PTI
Anti-CAA Protests: Sharjeel Imam Sent to Judicial Custody till March 3
18 Feb 2020
Imam, who was arrested on sedition charges in a separate case, has now been charge-sheeted for his alleged role in the ‘violence’ in New Friends Colony in December 2019.
Abdul Alim Jafri
5 Years After FB Post on Modi, UP Man Arrested And Charged With Sedition
27 Jul 2019
Since Adityanath government took over in 2017, about 150 sedition cases have been reported from across the state.
Amulya Ganguli
Verdict 2019: Triumph of BJP's Hindu Nationalist Card
27 May 2019
Prior to Pulwama and Balakot, BJP was perceived to be unable to make much of a headway in the electoral battle, which is why RSS insisted on immediately starting the Ram Temple construction.
Gautam Navlakha
Elections and the Issue of Civil Liberties
12 Apr 2019
Only Congress and two Left parties have focused on civil liberties in their manifestos, which is a welcome expression of their commitment after a break of many decades.
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Elections 2019: Congress Manifesto Promises to Marry ‘Wealth and Welfare’
02 Apr 2019
Party pledges to deliver NYAY, separate Kisan Budget, fill 22 lakh government posts, 150 days of MGNREGA jobs, review of AFSPA in J&K, scrapping of sedition law and electoral bond scheme.