India’s top court puts colonial-era sedition law on hold for review

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Supreme Court on Wednesday barred from use a colonial-era sedition law till Central Government reviews it, that critics say is often used to stifle dissent.…

Hong Kong court denies bail to former Stand News editors charged with sedition

By Clare Jim and Sara Cheng HONG KONG (Reuters) -Two former senior editors of Hong Kong's Stand News were charged with conspiring to publish seditious materials and denied bail by…

Factbox: Stand News, Hong Kong’s most prominent remaining pro-democracy publication

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hundreds of Hong Kong national security police raided the office of online pro-democracy media outlet Stand News on Wednesday and arrested six people, including senior staff,…