VOC was arrested on the charge of sedition on March 12, 1908. A British jailer noticed his hands bleeding from the harsh labour of separating coir and spinning rope in the Coimbatore prison. Hence, he advised him to work at the oil press instead. VOC accepted the suggestion and pulled the oil press himself, a task normally reserved for bulls
Five Hong Kong booksellers arrested on suspicion of sedition have been released on bail two days after national security police raided a pair of independent bookshops where they worked. Police said the three women and two men, aged between 30 and 59, were released on Friday pending further investigation. A source earlier said the two bookstores involved were Have a Nice Stay bookshop in Prince Edward and Greenfield Book Store in Mong Kok. Media footage showed Sum Wan-wah, who was among a group...
Hong Kong’s security chief has warned that booksellers are responsible for ensuring their titles do not violate national security legislation, a day after police raided two independent stores and arrested five people on suspicion of sedition. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung also reiterated on Thursday that the government would not compile a list of “banned books”, arguing that doing so would create loopholes where offenders could evade the law by simply changing a title. Tang’s...