A tribunal under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) on March 21, confirmed the central government's decision declaring the Popular Front of India (PFI) as an unlawful association and imposing a five-year ban on it, reports latestly.com. On September 27, 2022, the Centre had banned the PFI for five years for having links with global terrorist organisations such as the Islamic State (IS) and trying to spread communal hatred in the country. Eight of PFI associated fronts -- Rehab India Foundation (RIF), Campus Front of India (CFI), All India Imams Council (AIIC), National Confederation of Human Rights Organization (NCHRO), National Women’s Front, Junior Front, Empower India Foundation and Rehab Foundation, Kerala had also been banned.