by freespeechcollective | Apr 27, 2020 | Arrests - Journalists, National Security - Journalists
(Reprinted with permission from The Kashmirwalla)Â Journalist Qazi Shibli spent nine months in Bareilly jail, after being picked up under PSA on July 27, 2019 for a story on troop movements in Kashmir preceding the revocation of Art 370 on Aug 5, 2019. He spoke to...
by freespeechcollective | Apr 26, 2020 | Commentaries
Sajad Rasool, founder editor of community news platform ‘Kashmir Unheard’, writes about the experience of setting up a vibrant online site, only to come to a grinding halt due to the Internet shutdown with the abrogation of Art 370 on Aug 5, 2019....
by freespeechcollective | Apr 20, 2020 | National Security - Journalists
By Geeta Seshu On what basis has the Srinagar Cyber police applied draconian provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Indian Penal Code for a facebook post by Kashmiri photojournalist Masrat Zahra? Two days ago, Masrat Zahra was summoned to the...
by freespeechcollective | Apr 13, 2020 | Arrests - Others
While the world is engaged in the biggest struggle for survival in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, while all of us are under the most unprecedented lockdown in our history, officers of the Indian government are very busy, making every effort possible to ensure that...
by freespeechcollective | Apr 11, 2020 | Statements
The Uttar Pradesh government’s vindictive action against The Wire editor Siddharth Varadarajan has drawn widespread condemnation from journalists and other members of civil society across India. The Uttar Pradesh police filed an FIR against the editor for an...
