by freespeechcollective | Jan 30, 2021 | Commentaries
By Geeta Seshu The right to Freedom of Expression in India has been under attack from multiple directions, the latest being the sedition case cases filed by the police in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka against Congress-I MP, Shashi Tharoor,...
by freespeechcollective | Jan 28, 2021 | Censorship - The Arts, General - Others
Justice Rohit Arya of the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has rejected the bail plea of stand up comedian Munawar Faruqui and said that the ‘possibility of collection of more incriminating material andcomplacency of other persons cannot also be...
by freespeechcollective | Jan 28, 2021 | Attacks - Journalists
By Geeta Seshu Journalist Neha Dixit was no stranger to online trolling but for the last five months, the harassment took an even more sinister turn, with callers stalking her, calling up on her phone from random numbers to issue rape and death threats and also...
by freespeechcollective | Jan 25, 2021 | Censorship - The Arts, National Security - Others
Twenty-five days after he was arrested on the charge that he could crack a joke that someone would find objectionable, comedian Munawar Faruqui and five of his friends and colleagues await a decision from the Madhya Pradesh High Court on a bail application. The entire...
by freespeechcollective | Jan 21, 2021 | General - Journalists
The arrest warrant issued against noted journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta is the latest instance of censorship and intimidation through legal cases against journalists and their convoluted and punishing procedures. On January 19, 2021, Judicial Magistrate Pradeep Soni...
