Prosecutions suspended under "sedition" law that grossly restricts freedom of speech

India's Supreme Court has suspended prosecutions under a "sedition" law that grossly restricts freedom of speech.

Hatred and contempt are sometimes justified — for instance, toward extremists of any religion — so prohibiting speech which expresses those attitudes is an offense against human rights. (If you wish to oppose the extremists effectively, you must not to let that hatred run away with you.) Exciting disaffection towards the government is a crucial part of democracy.