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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‘Change’ over ethnic identity politics: Why MNF lost Mizoram
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‘Wasn’t it obvious?’: Billie Eilish confirms her coming out at Variety’s Hitmakers red carpet event
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‘BJP sweeps Hindi belt’: How newspapers reported Assembly election results of four states
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A trio of wolves, a lunging crocodile and other winners at the Sanctuary Wildlife Photography Awards
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Why KCR lost Telangana – and what it means for state parties
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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: Comedian holds imaginary conservation with atlas and dictionary to recall the good old days
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Cyclone Michaung: Streets, homes and airport flooded, cars washed away, in Chennai
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Watch: Director Zoya Akhtar reveals why she had to change the end of ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’
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‘Wasn’t it obvious?’: Billie Eilish confirms her coming out at Variety’s Hitmakers red carpet event
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Watch: Schoolboy struggles to leave house as pet cat keeps climbing on his back
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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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‘Mast Mein Rehne Ka’ trailer: Jackie Shroff, Neena Gupta star in slice-of-life comedy
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Start the week with a film: Russian literature and Kangra painting meet in ‘Kasba’
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Vir Das: ‘Humanity without laughter wouldn’t survive very long’
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Watch: ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2 teaser trailer is out
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‘The Boys’ season 4 trailer: Homelander grows in influence as Butcher tries to rally his team
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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