A Saudi woman has been sentenced to six years in prison for "acts of sedition" including pledging allegiance to the Islamic State jihadist group, newspapers reported on Thursday.
Bangladesh police on Saturday arrested a well-known magazine editor for sedition, officials said, the latest in a series of detentions of pro-opposition journalists that has sparked fears of a crackdown on the press.
A Thai woman has been charged with sedition, police said Tuesday, after photos were spread of her holding a red bowl allegedly bearing a message from an ex-premier who lies at the heart of the kingdom's bitter politics.
An Indian court Wednesday granted bail to a student leader whose arrest on a controversial sedition charge last month sparked major protests and a nationwide debate over free speech.
Indian police said Wednesday they had arrested two students wanted in a sedition case that has sparked major protests after the pair gave themselves up following nearly two weeks on the run.
Over 5,000 people marched through the centre of New Delhi in one of the biggest student protests in the country
Fighting broke out at an Indian court hearing a case against a left-wing student leader accused of sedition. Kanhaiya Kumar, head of the student union at Jawaharlal Nehru University, has been remanded in custody until March 2.
Oppose anti-national slogans, says Rajnath Singh
