by freespeechcollective | Oct 1, 2024 | Arrests - Others
People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) condemns the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and about 150 Ladakhi Padyatris by the Delhi police and the arbitrary imposition of prohibitory orders under Section 163 BNSS by the Delhi Police Commissioner....
by freespeechcollective | Sep 7, 2024 | Statements
The Delhi Union of Journalists has issued a statement on the increasing attacks on journalists in Uttarakhand, Kolkata and Delhi, the mass layoffs in India Today and the UP government’s new media policy to pay influencers close to the government and punish those...
by freespeechcollective | Sep 6, 2024 | Internet Control
The Delhi High Court’s contempt notice against Wikipedia started off as a hearing on a face off between the news agency Asian News International (ANI) and Wikipedia but is fast sliding into a freedom of speech issue for the online encyclopedia. The dispute over...
by freespeechcollective | Sep 4, 2024 | Statements
“There is an urgent need for the Government of Kerala to draft a policy and/or law/s that will address the multiple issues identified by the Hema Committee and the related representations made by WCC over the years, ” said an appeal to the Kerala Chief...
by freespeechcollective | Aug 28, 2024 | Commentaries
rafapress/Shutterstock by Timothy Koskie* (Republished from The Conversation )** When Pavel Durov arrived in France on his private jet last Saturday, he was greeted by police who promptly arrested him. As the founder of the direct messaging platform Telegram, he was...
