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India replaces colonial-era criminal laws, including on sedition, to provide ‘justice’

  • Modi government says change would make India more just, but opposition said it risked throwing criminal justice system into disarray
  • Among key changes is replacement of sedition law frequently used as a tool of suppression after its enactment under British rule 
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India’s top court puts controversial sedition law on hold

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Adnan Rehmat
Pakistan must delete the sedition law from its statute books
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