by freespeechcollective | Mar 22, 2024 | Censorship - Protests/Meetings
“I Too Am Rani Chennamma”, a national campaign to commemorate 200 years of the courageous rani of Kittur in present day Karnataka, was disallowed by Uttar Pradesh police on the specious claim that it violated the model code of conduct! The programme, which...
by freespeechcollective | Mar 5, 2024 | Censorship - Academia, Censorship - Publications
In a shocking development, the entire editorial board of the Murty Classical Library of India series has been dismissed! The chair of the Oversight Board Prof Parimal Patil of Harvard University dismissed the editorial board “without cause, explanation of...
by freespeechcollective | Mar 3, 2024 | Commentaries
By Manish Modi Do bans have a place in a democracy? Especially in a secular democratic republic like India? Bans only provide a stage for macho posturing and blatant bullying, which in any case happens frequently enough on its own. Why give the bullies another excuse?...
by freespeechcollective | Mar 3, 2024 | Censorship - News Media
“That reporting now needs prior permission, and is guided by district authorities is a worrying measure of our democracy. ” Sabah Gurmat’s account of government attempts to restrict access and control narratives of violence and administrative failure in Haldwani is...
