by freespeechcollective | Aug 25, 2021 | Censorship - News Media, Video
The Pegasus revelations have struck a body blow to privacy rights of citizens. In India, the government continues to be in denial over the purchase of spyware. The Supreme Court of India is hearings petitions filed by individuals who were targeted by surveillance and...
by freespeechcollective | Aug 18, 2021 | Statements
“Democracy upholds the fundamental right to life and liberty alongside the right to freedom of speech and expression, assembly, association and movement in our country. The Supreme Court of India deemed the right to privacy as integral to the right to life and...
by freespeechcollective | Jul 31, 2021 | Censorship - Academia, Censorship - Protests/Meetings, Censorship - The Arts, Video
Video of Discussion on Surveillance and Pegasus hosted by Free Speech Collective, Network of Women in Media India and SabrangIndia, July 26, 2021. Speakers: M K Venu, Mishi Choudhary, Mihir Desai & Apar GuptaModerator: Geeta SeshuConcluding Remarks : Teesta...
by freespeechcollective | Jul 20, 2021 | Censorship - Social Media
Shyam Meera Singh said that ‘there is the freedom to murder and lynch but there is no freedom to criticise Modi or the current government; if there was freedom, why would he face termination? (Republished with permission from GauriLankeshNews). In an autocratic...
by freespeechcollective | Jul 20, 2021 | Commentaries
The Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill 2021, by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, slated to be introduced in the upcoming session of the Parliament, is fraught with over-broad definitions, a draconian...
