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court in India has granted bail to an anti-corruption cartoonist arrested on sedition charges, after an application from a member of the public.The Bombay High Court said that Aseem Trivedi could be released on bail if he paid 5,000 rupees ($90; £67).But it is unclear if Mr Trivedi will accept the bail. He has said he will not hire a lawyer or apply for bail himself until the charges are dropped.Many...
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Web.Occupy Wall Street protesters relax on a tree at Marshall Park prior to the start of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina September 3, 2012.(Reuters) - Twitter must hand over the tweets of an Occupy Wall Street protester to Manhattan prosecutors by Friday or face civil contempt and a hefty fine, a New York City judge said on Tuesday.Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Matthew...
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Indian cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, who has been arrested on sedition charges, raises his hand outside the Metropolitan Magistrate court in Mumbai on MondayCartoons attacked corruption in India's political system, depicting parliament as toilet-- An Indian cartoonist sent to jail to await trial for sedition has refused to seek bail until the charges are dropped, his attorney said on Tuesday.Vijay Hiremath...
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Against Corruption (IAC) member Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday threatened to sit on a protest outside the prison where cartoonist Aseem Trivedi has been jailed if all charges against him are not...
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Aseem Trivedi Arrest Case, Mumbai Police, Arvind Kejriwal, India Against Corruption, R.R. PatilIndia Against Corruption (IAC) member Arvind Kejriwal today threatened to sit on a protest outside the prison where cartoonist Aseem Trivedi has been jailed if all charges against him are not dropped."Aseem had fought in support of Lokpal and against corruption but he has been called a traitor. However, those...
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the government sources on Tuesday, Sep 11 informed that they have not taken any decision regarding the same.Earlier on Tuesday morning government sources informed that they may drop the charges against the cartoonist but later the Chief MinisterFormer Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal met Aseem in jail and threatened to begin agitation outside Arthur Jail in Mumbai on Saturday if the government does...
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Condemning the sedition charge against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, the Mumbai Press Club today demanded that the section of sedition must be dropped from the Indian Penal Code (IPC).Daring the government to file sedition cases against them, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, India Against Corruption (IAC) member Mayank Gandhi, and senior journalist Gurbir Singh posed holding printouts of Trivedi's cartoons.Justice...
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India Against Corruption (IAC) member Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday threatened to sit on a protest outside the prison where cartoonist Aseem Trivedi has been jailed if all charges against him are not dropped."Aseem had fought in support of Lokpal and against corruption but he has been called a traitor. However, those stealing coal are termed patriots. This will not be tolerated by the countrymen," he ad...
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settings.''Intolerant India'' Aseem Trivedi is led out of the Mumbai magistrate court after his arrest on sedition charges for lampooning government corruption.NEW DELHI: The world's largest democracy is being derided as ''intolerant India''. But those who run the country don't get the joke.A court has jailed the cartoonist Aseem Trivedi for anti-corruption cartoons it says are seditious, bringing...
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threatened to sit on a protest outside the prison where cartoonist Aseem Trivedi has been jailed if all charges against him are not dropped."Aseem had fought in support of Lokpal and against corruption but he has been called a traitor. However, those stealing coal are termed patriots. This will not be tolerated by the countrymen," he added.Kejriwal pointed out that Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil,...
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Under fire, the Maharashtra government is likely to to drop the sedition charges against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi. A decision is likely in the next 24 hours. However, charges of insult to the national flag remain.Earlier in the day, India Against Corruption (IAC) member activist Arvind Kejriwal met Trivedi in prison and said that he would begin a protest starting Saturday if all sedition-related charges...
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India Against Corruption (IAC) member Arvind Kejriwal today demanded that government drop sedition charges, levelled against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, by Friday. Talking to mediapersons outside the Arthur Road Jail, after meeting Aseem in jail, he said we demand government drop all charges levelled against Aseem Trivedi by Friday. If, government fails to do so, from Saturday, IAC members...
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dropped or else he will sit on protest outside the Arthur Road prison from Saturday.. By Friday, all the charges should be dropped and he should be freed or else from Saturday onwards we will sit here (outside Arthurand against corruption but he has been described as a traitor. However those stealing coal are termed as patriots. This will not be tolerated by the countrymen," he said.themselves have...
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Mumbai: The sedition charges slapped on Kanpur-based freelance cartoonist Aseem Trivedi will be dropped, Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil said on Tuesday.While the sedition charges against Trivedi will be dropped, he will still face the charges of insulting the national emblem.The recent development comes in the wake of outrage over the arrest of Trivedi on Saturday under IPC Section 124 (sedition),...
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government faced a mounting domestic and international backlash Tuesday over the arrest of a cartoonist on sedition charges as critics accused it of using colonial era laws to crush dissent.The arrest at the weekend of Aseem Trivedi, a freelance cartoonist and anti-corruption campaigner, sparked outrage from activists who say that Indian authorities have become increasingly intolerant of criticism.Media...
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A political cartoonist whose drawings mock Indian government corruption has been jailed in a sedition investigation that was widely condemned Monday as evidence of political leaders' growing intolerance of criticism.A defiant Aseem Trivedi refused bail at a court hearing Monday in Mumbai, saying he would remain in jail until the sedition charges against him were lifted. The court then extended his...
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Arvind Kejriwal to govt: Drop sedition charges against cartoonist or face protestin prison on Tuesday said that he would begin a protest starting Saturday if all sedition-related charges levelled against Trivedi are not dropped.Kejriwal described Trivedi as a patriot who has been fighting against corruption for the last one year."We met Aseem now. I appreciate the courage of this boy. He can never...
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Award-winning political cartoonist and anti-corruption activist, Aseem Trivedi arrested on sedition charges faces up to three years imprisonment allegedly for mocking the Indian constitution. One wonders how can a government be so ruthless in suppressing the citizens' voice who dare to criticise it for corrupt practices.I DON'T know whether 'might is right' or 'right is might' stands true in a free...
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Against Corruption (IAC) member activist Arvind Kejriwal, who met jailed cartoonist Aseem Trivedi in prison, today said that he would begin a protest starting Saturday if all sedition-related charges levelled against Trivedi are not dropped....
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Drop sedition charges against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, or we will agitate, warns Arvind Kejriwal, who is in jail in Mumbai, met this morning with activist Arvind Kejriwal and other members of the India Against Corruption movement. Mr Kejriwal warned that if charges of sedition are not dropped against Mr Trivedi, activists will begin a demonstration outside the Arthur Road jail starting Saturday."MPs...
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India's government faced a mounting domestic and international backlash Tuesday over the arrest of a cartoonist on sedition charges as critics accused it of using colonial era laws to crush dissent.The arrest at the weekend of Aseem Trivedi, a freelance cartoonist and anti-corruption campaigner, sparked outrage from activists who say that Indian authorities have become increasingly intolerant of c...
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Mumbai: As the outrage continued to grow over the arrest of Kanpur-based freelance cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, India Against Corruption (IAC) member Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday demanded that all charges against the cartoonist be dropped.Trivedi, 25, was arrested on Saturday under IPC Section 124 (sedition), Section 66 A of Information Technology Act and Section 2 of Prevention of Insults to Nation Honour...
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protesters gathered outside the BKC police station and shouted slogans and cartoonist Aseem Trivedi's supporters from(IAC) packed the court, the nervous police deployed a strong force at the court when the cartoonist was presented at the Bandra magistrate's court. As he arrived,Despite the outrage over the sedition charge on Trivedi, an officer from Bandra-Kurla Complex police station said there are...
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protests against cartoonist Aseem Trivedi's arrest on charges of sedition gathered steam, in an unprecedented move, the Bandra-Kurla Complex police on Monday handed over his custody to a metropolitan magistrate court, amid high drama outside.abuzz with criticism and India Against Corruption (IAC) activists protested outside the police station and court premises, eminent personalities and lawyers also...
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Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, who has been arrested on sedition charges, is produced at the Metropolitan Magistrate court in Mumbai. AFP PhotoWith a Mumbai court on Monday sending him to judicial custody till September 24, outrage over Kanpur-based cartoonist Aseem Trivedi's arrest is growing as are the calls for his release.Trivedi, arrested on charges of sedition on Sunday, has refused to seek bail....
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