by freespeechcollective | Nov 26, 2025 | Commentaries
The November 10 bomb blast in Delhi’s Red Fort area spawned a media blitz focusing on Kashmir, as headlines in ‘national” media screamed “terror doctors”; closely followed by the raid on the office of the Kashmir Times in Jammu. But for the media in the Valley, facing...
by freespeechcollective | Nov 20, 2025 | Statements
SIA Raids: Another Attempt to Silence Us ‘Kashmir Times’ statement following reported raids by State Investigative Agency (SIA) on its office (Reprinted from Kashmir Times.) The reported raids on our office, the baseless accusations of activities “inimical to...
by freespeechcollective | Nov 15, 2025 | Statements
PEOPLE’S UNION FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES Founder: Jayaprakash Narayan; Founding President: V M Tarkunde Press Note The PUCL Condemns the J&K Order of surveillance of working journalists and the denial of press freedom Demands that the Administration instill faith in the...
by freespeechcollective | Nov 5, 2025 | Commentaries
On the eve of the polling for the assembly elections in Bihar, veteran journalist Kiran Shaheen* reflects on her four-decade long journey of reporting on Bihar. Election time again in Bihar! And every election reminds us of innumerable incidents of booth-capturing,...
by freespeechcollective | Nov 5, 2025 | Commentaries
*C P Jha examines its roots for this special report. The criminalisation of politics in Bihar started almost immediately after it was carved out from Bengal presidency in the British Raj of India. The Bengal presidency was divided twice on religious lines between 1905...
