Draconian Law
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Less than 3% arrests under UAPA led to conviction between 2015 and 2020, shows PUCL draft report
The People’s Union of Civil Liberties study also shed light on loose definitions of provisions in the law and the problems with data presented by the Centre.
Scroll Staff
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‘UAPA used to crush dissent’: Former civil servants challenge provisions of law in Supreme Court
The petitioners submitted that the rate of prosecution in UAPA cases was extremely low.
Scroll Staff
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In seven years, 10,552 Indians have been arrested under UAPA – but only 253 convicted
The number of pending cases under the counter-terror law have been rising in the last seven years.
Gautam Doshi, FactChecker.in
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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From colonial era to today’s India, a visual history of national security laws used to crush dissent
The unchecked power given to security forces has its roots in regulations introduced by the British colonial regime.
Bhamati Sivapalan & Vidyun Sabhaney
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Assam government makes it clear the Armed Forces Act won’t be lifted from the state
Recent reports suggested that the Centre would not extend the controversial law in Assam beyond August 31, barring a few troubled pockets.
Arunabh Saikia
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Watch: A chilling view of all that has happened under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
Most of the people arrested under the law have been acquitted.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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'They did not follow any legal procedures': Watch GN Saibaba recount chilling details of his arrest
"Everybody knows, including the police, that these charges don’t exist." Saibaba was sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday.
Scroll Staff
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Saibaba conviction: How a draconian law has turned mere thought into crime
The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act removes the distinction between belief and action, criminalising speech and thought as "terror".
Shoaib Daniyal
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Why extortion in the name of cow protection goes unreported in Madhya Pradesh
It has become routine because the 2011 law against cow-slaughter holds the accused guilty unless proven innocent.
Rakesh Dixit
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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The Emergency that continues: 25 years of AFSPA in Jammu & Kashmir
In September 1990, Parliament passed the Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, which was 'deemed to have come into force' retrospectively from July 5, 1990.
Kishalay Bhattacharjee
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Nine reasons why the President should refuse to pass the new Gujarat anti-terror bill
What Gujarat needs is serious police and executive reform, and not another draconian law.
Sharib Ali