Introduction: The law of sedition was inherited from the British period in the Indian Penal Code, in the year 1870. During the colonial era, Indians were not allowed to criticize the British regimes.

The Sedition Act became law on July 14, 1798, but it expired on March 3, 1801 under the Jefferson Administration. The Sedition Act of 1918.

Unlike British laws around free speech, the Sedition Act allowed truth as a defense. “It shall be lawful for the defendant,” ...

The law is being debated after being laid dormant by the Supreme Court in May last year The infamous sedition law is back in the news as the Supreme Court took it up for hearing on Monday. It was ...

India’s sedition law, section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, is absurdly broad, making it a criminal offense to “bring, or attempt to bring, into hatred or contempt, ...

The colonial-era sedition law is occasionally used to charge those who are perceived to have insulted the monarchy. More for You Cowboys 9x All-Pro predicted to cut ties with Dallas, join Bears ...

The sedition provision, which was drafted by the British colonial rulers in 1870, comes under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code.. Rights activists say the law has been used to suppress dissent ...

The government has recently been enforcing such laws with renewed vigor, clamping down on free speech. A conviction could see Zunar placed behind bars for 43 years if he is found guilty on all counts.

The Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) dealing with sedition needs to be retained but certain amendments could be made for greater clarity regarding its usage, the 22nd Law Commission has ...

A man was arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of sedition after playing the harmonica at a vigil for Queen Elizabeth II, under a colonial-era law that once outlawed insulting the Queen – and has ...

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speec… ...