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Name: Prevention of Terrorism Act

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Former Naxals arrested in Dharmapuri

Two persons, including a woman, have been arrested near here and pro-Naxal literature seized from them, police said on Saturday. Police said the two persons were found moving about suspiciously in Kadahathur area on Salem-Hosur road on Friday and when ... [Published zeenews.com - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Police, Maoist, Prevention of Terrorism Act

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Sri Lanka: NESoHR revives reporting, highlights collective rights

Tamil Eelam today is a crucible of excess of power - Lankan President with unchecked executive power, the very heavy presence of his military in Tamil Eelam and the Prevention of Terrorism Act still in place almost four years after the defeat of the ... [Published TamilNet Newswire - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: NESOHR, Sri Lanka, Human Rights, Tamil Eelam

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

6/14/2013: Nation: Examples

POTO (Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance) 2001 later became POTA (Prevention of Terrorism Act) 2002 after parliamentary approval. The Patents Ordinance (2004), with some changes, later became the Patents Act (2 ... [Published Hindustan Times - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Prevention of Terrorism Act, Counter-Terrorism

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

UP govt seeks withdrawal of cases against three accused of spying

Rampur (UP): The Uttar Pradesh government has sought withdrawal of cases against three youths arrested for allegedly engaging in anti-national activities, district sources said on Thursday. Rampur additional district magistrate (ADM) Sayyid Nizamuddin ... [Published zeenews.com - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Prevention of Terrorism Act, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh Government, Meerut, Zee News Ltd

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 1 reports

A provision proposed to include in Sri Lanka's Penal Code to deal with religious and racial offenses

* June 11, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Minister of National Languages Vasudeva Nanayakkara has proposed the inclusion of a provision in the Penal Code to deal with offences related to religious and racial disharmony.The Minister has said the government should ... [Published Colombo Page - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: Religion, Sri Lanka, Prevention of Terrorism Act, Hate Speech, Colombo (Sri Lanka)

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 1 reports

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

UPA faulted by repealing Prevention of Terrorism Act, says Mukhtar Naqvi

The country's internal security remains a serious challenge to the nation and the move of the UPA1 to repeal POTA was counter-productive, BJP national vice president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said here on Thursday. ... [Published Times of India - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Prevention of Terrorism Act, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Internal Security

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 1 reports

Vodafone Group Plc

Cabinet nods for non-binding conciliation with Vodafone over tax dispute row

The union cabinet has approved the start of a conciliation process with Vodafone Group Plc, in a dispute over more than $2 billion in taxes stemming from its 2007 acquisition of mobile phone assets in the country.Tags: chidambaram, finance minister, ... [Published Oneindia - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Vodafone Group Plc, Taxes, Prevention of Terrorism Act, Palaniappan Chidambaram

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 1 reports

Chhattisgarh attack an attack on democracy: Shinde

Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde addressed the Chief Minister's meet on Wednesday which was called by the government to discuss the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC).Tags: sushilkumar shinde, home minister, newsStrongly hitting out at ... [Published Oneindia - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Sushil Kumar Shinde, Democracy, Prevention of Terrorism Act

First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 05 2013 - 2 reports

Why Bail May Take Time to Be Granted

THE granting of bail to the Director of Defence and Security with Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema), Mr Wilfred Lwakatare, has hit a snag several times since the decision of the High Court to quash the terrorist offences against him. Staff Writer ... [Published Individual.com - Jun 05 2013]

Entities: Bail, Nolle Prosequi, Quash, Dar es Salaam, Terrorists

First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 1 reports

Kenya recognised for waging war on terror

Kenya has been effectively fighting terrorism, the United States of America said in a new global report on terror. "Despite Somali refugee issues, preparation for 2013 national elections, the threat of al-Shabaab, and ethnic, political, and economic tensions, ... [Published Daily Nation - May 31 2013]

Entities: Kenya, War On Terror, Prevention of Terrorism Act, Terrorists

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 1 reports

Police ask for public help to capture escaped Tiger

The Police are seeking public assistance to capture LTTE convict, Balasubramaniam Jadisan, alias Wardhan, who gave jailers the slip in the early hours of Sunday (26), while working in the Vesak Zone at Matara, organized by the Prisons and Rehabilitation ... [Published Sri Lanka Island - May 29 2013]

Entities: Prevention of Terrorism Act, prison, Police, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Sri Lanka: Concern Over Appointment of Commission

Regarding the Mass Grave In MataleThe standing committee of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) on Rule of Law at its meeting on 10th May decided to express its concern on the appointment of a commission regarding the unearthing of the mass grave ... [Published Scoop - May 22 2013]

Entities: Sri Lanka, Matale (Sri Lanka), Prevention of Terrorism Act, Appointed

Quotes

The Minister has pointed out that the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) has set out the need to "enact deterrent laws in order to prevent national and religious co-existence and prevent hate speech against any ethnic group or religious group."

A provision proposed to include in Sri Lanka's Penal Code to deal with religious and racial offenses [Published Colombo Page - Jun 11 2013]

"It is a difficult time for me. I would expect my superiors to clear my name. But it is so that nobody from my department has come forward so far…."

Mohd Afzal Guru: A life rendered 'extinct' [Published Kashmir Times - Jun 11 2013]

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Former Naxals arrested in Dharmapuri [Published zeenews.com - Jun 15 2013]
Sri Lanka: NESoHR revives reporting, highlights... [Published TamilNet Newswire - Jun 14 2013]
6/14/2013: Nation: Examples [Published Hindustan Times - Jun 14 2013]
UP govt seeks withdrawal of cases against three... [Published zeenews.com - Jun 13 2013]
Lwakatare out on bail [Published IPP Media - Jun 12 2013]
A provision proposed to include in Sri Lanka's ... [Published Colombo Page - Jun 11 2013]
Mohd Afzal Guru: A life rendered 'extinct' [Published Kashmir Times - Jun 11 2013]
Integrity axe falls on three JandK judges [Published Calcutta Telegraph - Jun 08 2013]
Lack of ‘Right to Information’ is an indicator ... [Published Daily Mirror Sri Lanka - Jun 07 2013]
UPA faulted by repealing Prevention of Terroris... [Published Times of India - Jun 06 2013]
Sri Lanka still wary of possible LTTE revival: ... [Published Firstpost.com - Jun 06 2013]
Chhattisgarh attack an attack on democracy: Shinde [Published Oneindia - Jun 06 2013]
Chidambaram hits out: Modi wants TADA, POTA [Published Oneindia - Jun 06 2013]
Cabinet nods for non-binding conciliation with ... [Published Oneindia - Jun 06 2013]
Chidambaram finds Modi’s opposition to NCTC dee... [Published Daily Bhaskar - Jun 05 2013]
Chidambaram lashes out at Modi, says Congress w... [Published Daily Bhaskar - Jun 05 2013]
Why Bail May Take Time to Be Granted [Published Individual.com - Jun 05 2013]
Why Bail May Take Time to Be Granted [Published AllAfrica.com - Jun 05 2013]
Boko Haram, Ansaru Banned [Published PM News Nigeria - Jun 04 2013]
Sri Lanka’s ugly side [Published Bangkok Post - Jun 03 2013]
US insinuates Sri Lanka curbs dissent using LTT... [Published Asian Tribune - Jun 02 2013]
Violence not conforming to Buddhist tradition [Published The Nation.lk - Jun 01 2013]
Kenya recognised for waging war on terror [Published Daily Nation - May 31 2013]
Police ask for public help to capture escaped T... [Published Sri Lanka Island - May 29 2013]
Witness Protection Law - Enter Masked Witnesses [Published Individual.com - May 29 2013]
Sri Lankan Muslim politician withdraws FR petit... [Published Colombo Page - May 28 2013]
Accessing justice in times of terror [Published InfoChange - May 28 2013]
Over 20 Disappearances Last Year [Published Sri Lanka Sunday Leader - May 26 2013]
Police officer is accused of 200,000 theft [Published Herald Scotland - May 25 2013]
What's law got to do with justice? [Published InfoChange - May 24 2013]

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Freedom of assembly in post-war Sri Lanka [Published groundviews - May 16 2013] Sandya Ekneligoda, wife of missing journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda, center, speaks to reporters during a protest rally out side the parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Relatives, colleagues and opposition activists staged ...
A New Political Regime Post-2010 in Sri Lanka: ... [Published groundviews - May 15 2013] Image courtesy Brisbane Times by Laksiri Jayasuriya , University of Western Australia Introduction The 2010 Sri Lankan Presidential and Parliamentary elections that took place shortly after the end of a debilitating 25 year-old civil war ...
World Press Freedom day, Uthayan and Freedom of... [Published groundviews - May 01 2013] Photo courtesy SIDA “Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties” John Milton 3rd May was declared as World Press Freedom day by the UN General Assembly in 1991. Since then, it is ...
The Numbers Never Lie: A Comprehensive Assessme... [Published groundviews - Mar 13 2013] Download the report in full here , or view in inline here . ### Introduction Nearly four years since the end of the country’s civil war, Sri Lanka remains a divided, post-war society, as the ethnic conflict burns on. It has been fifteen months ...
John O’Farrell: Labour Went Back on &#822... [Published Guy Fawkes' blog - Feb 19 2013] The Eastleigh by-election has reached that point where every word the candidates have ever uttered is dredged up and thrown back at them. John O’Farrell got it in the neck about his views on the IRA and Thatcher at the weekend , Maria Hutchings apparently ...