Sedition accused AIM cadres freed on bail KATHMANDU: The Special Court on Thursday released three cadres of CK Raut led Alliance for Independent Madhes, who face sedition charges, on Rs 25,000 bail each. The government had filed sedition charges against Chandreshwar Mahato, Bishnu Dev... Horoscopes 29 Jan, 2016
Court in bickering Bangladesh accuses former PM of sedition DHAKA: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, the head of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was ordered on Monday to appear in court to answer the charge of sedition, a charge bound to infuriate her supporters. The... Women 25 Jan, 2016
Raut�s acquittal upheld KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court on Sunday upheld Special Court’s verdict to acquit CK Raut of sedition charges. The Special Court had acquitted Raut of sedition charges on April 24. The government had moved the apex court on September 13 against the... Travel 18 Jan, 2016
South Koreans hold new rally against conservative president SEOUL: Blowing horns and banging on tambourines, thousands of South Koreans marched in Seoul on Saturday to protest the arrest of a labor union leader who may face a rarely used sedition charge over the eruption of violence at an earlier... Women 19 Dec, 2015
Thai activists urge release of man detained over Facebook post BANGKOK: Thai activists on Monday demanded the release of a man arrested for sharing an infographic on Facebook detailing alleged graft in an army-built park, saying plainclothes security officers took him by force. Since taking power in a... Women 14 Dec, 2015
Rights group demands release of Indian folk singer NEW DELHI: An international rights group on Tuesday demanded the release of an Indian folk singer arrested on charges including sedition for writing songs criticising a state official for not banning liquor sales. Police arrested S. Kovan on Friday... Women 03 Nov, 2015
Filipino in Singapore jailed for sedition through Facebook SINGAPORE: A Filipino nurse working in Singapore was sentenced Monday to four months in jail for describing Singaporeans as losers on his Facebook, and subsequently providing false information to police investigators. Ello Ed Mundsel Bello (28),... Women 21 Sep, 2015
UN rights commissioner expresses concerns over Nepal violence in Geneva KATHMANDU: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, has expressed his concern over the recent spate of violence in Nepal's southern belt of Tarai on the eve of the promulgation of new constitution in the... Travel 14 Sep, 2015
Merkel says Facebook needs to do more against racist posts BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Facebook to do more against racist comments and hate posts, in comments due to be published in a regional newspaper on September 11. Germany is expecting a record-breaking influx of refugees this year.... Mobile & Apps 14 Sep, 2015
Lebanon's cabinet holds emergency meeting after protests BEIRUT: Lebanon's cabinet held an emergency meeting on Tuesday in its newly fortified headquarters after protests over trash collection spilled over into street violence and calls for the feuding government to resign. Beirut-based activists from... Women 25 Aug, 2015
Malaysian PM's critics unbowed despite anti-graft agency support KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian opposition parties and activists kept up pressure on Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday, undeterred by an anti-corruption agency statement apparently clearing him of receiving nearly $700 million from the debt-laden state... Women 04 Aug, 2015
Lankan Tamil party drops separatist demand COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s main ethnic Tamil party said yesterday it is ready to accept regional self-rule instead of total independence, which it had previously demanded. The Tamil National Alliance, which backed the now-defeated Tamil Tiger rebels,... Women 14 Mar, 2010
