Five Hong Kong speech therapists were found guilty on Wednesday of a conspiracy to publish seditious children’s books, a decision denounced by rights campaigners as a blow to free speech in the city. The five were accused of publishing three picture books, featuring cartoons of sheep and wolves, which government prosecutors alleged had spread separatism […]
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‘Sedition’ Must Go!
The ‘sedition’ law in India is repressive and regressive, archaic and obsolete, draconian in nature and blatantly violative of the freedoms guaranteed to every citizen of the country in the Constitution. It specifically goes against Articles 19 1 (A), 14 and 21 of the Constitution dealing with the Right to Equality, Freedom of Speech and […]
Tracking Sedition – From 1857 to the present
Following the 1857 so-called Great Indian Rebellion during the rule of the East India Company, British monarch Queen Victoria, issued proclamation in 1858 that India would be governed by and in the name of “the Crown”. Thus, the British territory of India (the State) and the British Government of India, were embodied in the British […]
Historic Supreme Court decision on sedition law
In the Supreme Court today, a bench headed by the present Chief Justice NV Ramana heard that four former Chief Justices J.S. Against the backdrop of the tenure of Khehar, Deepak Mishra, Ranjan Gogoi and SA Bobade, a historic verdict has been passed that a law of treason should be enacted. Will not be used […]
The ‘Sedition Act’: When it is done by the government, only ‘British Raj’ comes to mind!
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court N.V. Ramana recently asked the Attorney General of the Central Government, “Is there a need for a law of ‘treason’ which reminds us of the remnants of colonialism after 75 years of independence?” According to the court, section 124 (a) of the Act is being grossly misused. The ‘Sedition […]
Sedition: Antithesis Of Freedom Of Speech And Expression
“…these are fundamental rights from a police constable’s point of view and not from the point of view of a free and fighting nation. Here whatever right is given is taken away by a proviso. Sardar Patel would punish us if we make a speech, but Rajaji would punish us even before we have made […]
Hong Kong police arrest unionists for ‘sedition’ over children’s book
Five trade unionists were arrested by Hong Kong police on Thursday in relation to a series of children’s books described as “seditious”. Four editors and journalists were separately denied bail by a court as part of a widening crackdown on dissent in the city, which is now again an administrative region of China. The five […]
Jordan’s King Abdullah says ‘sedition is buried’ following ‘painful’ rift with half-brother arrested after criticizing govt
King Abdullah II of Jordan has said that the Arab state is stable after his half-brother, Prince Hamzah, was accused of conspiring with foreign powers to undermine national security and placed under house arrest. The former crown prince was one of 16 people detained on Saturday over an alleged plot against the royal family, while […]
Jordan king, addressing family feud, says ‘sedition buried’
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Jordanian prince accused of sedition says he won’t stay silenced in new leaked recording
An audio statement attributed to Jordan’s Prince Hamzah, who was put under house arrest for allegedly conspiring against the royal family, says he will not stay silent – despite orders from the country’s security forces. Prince Hamzah, a former crown prince and half-brother to King Abdullah II, was detained on Saturday and reportedly placed incommunicado, […]
Capitol riots prosecutor suggests some suspects will be charged with sedition
A former federal prosecutor leading Justice Department’s investigation into the storming of the US capital building and the criminal culpability of Donald Trump in the 6 January riots that left five people dead, has said that the probe supports sedition charges. “I personally believe the evidence is trending toward that, and probably meets those elements,” […]
Mary Trump has her next act — and believes her uncle’s guilty of sedition
Trump, who worked with LPAC before the election, was asked to join the group as it works to recruit candidates for office and raise funds ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. In this political moment, she said, she hopes to use her name and platform to “move away from what has been one of the […]
Democrats Imprison First Amendment for Sedition
Democrats Imprison First Amendment for Sedition PaulCraigRoberts.org / pcr3 Democrats Imprison First Amendment for Sedition Paul Craig Roberts Glenn Greenwald explains the Democrats’ determination to obliterate the First Amendment. https://greenwald.substack.com/p/house-democrats-targeting-right-wing?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoyMzM4MTg3OCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MzI4NDc4NjYsIl8iOiJVbndqbSIsImlhdCI6MTYxNDE4MDU4NiwiZXhwIjoxNjE0MTg0MTg2LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMTI4NjYyIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.43NQMI0Wq4J_HQGoaVRfHppejTpeFM4FC4KsPqp9Owc The Democrats have resurrected the Third Reich in America: https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2021/02/22/the-resurrection-of-the-third-reich-in-amerika/ To further stamp out opposition to their one-party rule, the Democrats intend to criminalize American […]
Schumer: Trump must be investigated for ‘attempted sedition’
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Alec Baldwin Has ‘Dream’ of Noose at Trump’s ‘Trial for Sedition’ on MLK Birthday
In yet another inciting tweet from left-wing celebrities, far-left actor Alec Baldwin chose civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday to describe a “dream” he had which included a noose hanging outside of a courthouse during President Donald Trump’s “sedition” trial. Inciting his radical Twitter following, the progressive activist and Saturday Night Live and Boss Baby star took […]
Sedition caucus mimics Trump’s worst sin: Demolition of content—legal, moral, democratic or electoral
Image Credit: Sarah Grillo/Axios Governance by stunts exposes the worst of Trumpism, now under justifiable siege Among the most memorable images of Capitol rioters, aside from brutal homicides, are videos of disrupters carrying off spoils, gaping like rape-and-pillage raiders leaving burning rubble. Plus, with a stupid you can’t teach, deplorables advertised their crimes with selfies, […]
US Justice Dept: Capitol case like terror probe, will bring ‘sedition’ charges
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of people are facing arrest in connection with last week’s storming of the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump and some could be charged with sedition and conspiracy, US officials said Tuesday. “We’ve already charged over 70 cases,” Michael Sherwin, the US Attorney for the District of Columbia, told a […]
Rob Reiner: ANYONE Who Questions Election Results Is ‘Committing Sedition and Treason’
Far-left Hollywood director Rob Reiner has accused Republican lawmakers who are planning on challenging the fraudulent election results of committing “sedition and treason.” Reiner, who has repeatedly spread the conspiracy theory that Trump is a Russian asset, made the outlandish claim in a tweet on Saturday. “Every Senator and Congressperson who votes to overturn the […]
Rob Reiner: GOP Lawmakers Planning to Challenge Election Will Be ‘Committing Sedition and Treason’
Left-wing Hollywood director Rob Reiner is attacking Republican lawmakers who are planning on challenging the electoral college results, accusing them of committing “sedition and treason.” Rob Reiner, who has repeatedly called President Donald Trump a Russian asset during the last four years, made the accusations in a tweet on Saturday. “Every Senator and Congressperson who […]
Picking the Scab off the Sadistic Sedition Show Trials
Today It’s Tear Gas, Tazers and Ties In the 1940s, it was sedition trials held against American patriots who were opposed to International Communism and taking the country to war against Germany. My Pocket Oxford Dictionary defines sedition as: Conduct or speech inciting to rebellion. It gives the definition of patriot as: Champion or lover […]