by freespeechcollective | Oct 24, 2020 | General - Journalists
Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi of the Allahabad High Court had granted bail to journalist Prashant Kanojia, on Thursday but Kanojia continued to remain in jail since the bail order was uploaded only late Friday night. His wife, Jagisha Arora and friends and supporters,...
by freespeechcollective | Oct 18, 2020 | Attacks - Journalists, Commentaries
by Geeta Seshu The chilling account in the Caravan on the beating up of journalist Ahan Penkar on Oct 16, by Ajay Kumar, the assistant commissioner of police of Model Town, inside the premises of the police station, has this paragraph: Other police officials...
by freespeechcollective | Oct 16, 2020 | Censorship - News Media
The rising incidence of gag orders by various powerful accused men in sexual assault and harassment cases has been of immense concern, especially because of the manner in which it shields them and further victimises the victims/complainants in these cases. A statement...
by freespeechcollective | Oct 12, 2020 | Censorship, Censorship - News Media, Censorship - Protests/Meetings, Censorship - The Arts
Justice Madan Lokur, former justice of the Supreme Court of India, delivered the Verghese Memorial Lecture 2020 on “Preserving and Protecting our Fundamental Rights – Freedom of Speech, Expression and the Right to Protest.” Justice Lokur said that...
by freespeechcollective | Oct 10, 2020 | Attacks - Journalists
More than 14 days since the attack on journalist Kamal Shukla and other journalists in Chhattisgarh, no action has been taken against the perpetrators. Kamal Shukla, who went on a hunger strike in Kanker to protest the attack and the lack of action, was forcibly...
