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SC Rules Payment of Extortion Money Does Not Amount to Terror Funding
10 Apr 2021
THE Supreme Court Friday ruled that payment of extortion money did not amount to terror funding under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) [UAPA] Act.
Ronak Chhabra
DU College Terminates Jailed Prof Saibaba; ‘More Hardships Ahead,’ Rues His Wife
02 Apr 2021
The 53-year-old professor had taught English at DU’s Ram Lal Anand College until his arrest in 2014.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Civil Society Condemns NIA Raids on Activists in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
02 Apr 2021
The case pertains to an FIR in which 63 activists were booked under the UAPA and under sedition charges for alleged “maoist links”.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Telangana Statehood Activist Arrested For Alleged “Urban Maoist” Activities
22 Mar 2021
Gurijala Ravinder Rao, former state president of Telangana Vidyavanthula Vedika, was arrested on March 21 in Kyatanpalli in Mancherial.
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5,128 Cases Under UAPA Since 2015, 72% Rise in Last Five Years
11 Mar 2021
According to the data, 30 cases were lodged on charges of sedition in 2015 followed by 35 in 2016, 51 in 2017, 70 in 2018 and 93 in 2019.
Damayantee Dhar
Doctors, Lawyers, Teachers and a Journalist Amongst 127 Acquitted of SIMI Links by Gujarat Court After 20 Years
10 Mar 2021
Since they were accused seven of the men had died, most of them lost their jobs, some are dealing with broken homes and the mental scars caused by police harassment. The social stigma will never go…
D Raghunandan
Online News Media and Other Content: Big Leap Towards Censorship
05 Mar 2021
The new rules arm the executive with untrammelled powers over online news media with few, if any, checks and balances, opening the door wide for government intrusion, pressure and censorship.
Nitya Chakraborty
Delhi Court’s Order on Disha Ravi’s Bail is Reminder that India’s Sedition Law Needs Revision
25 Feb 2021
The Disha Ravi case underlines that the democratic forces in the country who stand for free expression and dissent under Article 19 of the Constitution, must vigorously assert for the removal of the…
ICF Team
Sedition, Dissent and The Rights of Accused
20 Feb 2021
The law of sedition was introduced in India by the British.
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Students Demand Release of Environmental Activist Disha Ravi
16 Feb 2021
The protest was organised by the All India Students' Association and continued for two hours, following which the Delhi Police threatened to detain the protesters.The protest was organised by the All…