by freespeechcollective | Apr 21, 2023 | Arrests - Journalists, General - Journalists
Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal has slammed the detention of Kashmir Walla editor Fahad Shah under the draconian Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA), 1978 as a deprivation of his constitutional and legal rights. Shah was arrested on February 4, 2022 and has faced...
by freespeechcollective | Apr 12, 2023 | Censorship - The Arts
Rapper Rajesh Mungase, who faced charges of defamation and inciting public mischief, obtained interim protection from arrest till April 25. Mungase’s video had raised issues about the injustice meted out to the common people and did not target any person...
by freespeechcollective | Apr 6, 2023 | Threats - Others
By Vidya Bhushan Rawat As Karnataka polls were declared last week, the police administration in Mangalore was quick to withdraw the security provided to eminent rationalist and President of, Federation of Indian Rationalist Association ( FIRA) Dr Narendra Nayak since...
by freespeechcollective | Apr 4, 2023 | Censorship - Social Media
This may seem like a no-brainer for those who know and salute the life of the 23-year-old revolutionary leader Shaheed Bhagat Singh, hanged on March 23, 1931. But for Meta’s Oversight Board, which adjudicates over content moderation decisions on Facebook and...
by freespeechcollective | Mar 22, 2023 | Arrests - Journalists
Journalist Irfan Mehraj’s pinned tweet says : There are hundreds of Kashmiri Pandit families who never left #Kashmir. My story with@khalidHkhan_looks at their experiences in conflict-marred Valley, and how they have survived amid controversy sparked by...
