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    Citing national security, MEITy rejects RTI applications on blocking social media accounts

    Citing national security, MEITy rejects RTI applications on blocking social media accounts

    by freespeechcollective | Jul 11, 2025 | Censorship, Censorship - News Media, Censorship - Social Media

    Predictably, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITy) came up with the excuse of national security to reject requests for information on the blocking of social media accounts and digital news platforms during Operation Sindoor. In response to...
    The CBFC stamp of film censorship: Infantilising the public

    The CBFC stamp of film censorship: Infantilising the public

    by freespeechcollective | Jul 5, 2025 | Censorship - The Arts

    The CBFC stamp of film censorship: Infantilising the public Despite a firmly established judicial convention of trusting the “wisdom of the street”, administrative processes are turning towards infantilisation, says Sukumar Murlidharan, discussing the manner in which...
    The Second Silencing of Jaswant Singh Khalra

    The Second Silencing of Jaswant Singh Khalra

    by freespeechcollective | Jun 23, 2025 | Censorship - The Arts, Commentaries

    Why is the truth about human rights violations in Punjab being suppressed yet again asks Laxmi Murthy. September 6, 2025 will mark 30 years since the abduction of Jaswant Singh Khalra, renowned human rights activist who meticulously documented and exposed...
    Vantara case against Himal Southasian dismissed by Delhi High Court

    Vantara case against Himal Southasian dismissed by Delhi High Court

    by freespeechcollective | May 21, 2025 | Contempt of Court - Journalists, Statements

    The Delhi High Court on 19 May 2025 dismissed a contempt of court case filed by Vantara against Himal Southasian. Vantara, a wildlife project led by the Reliance Corporation, had accused Himal of disobeying a judicial order to remove an investigative story. The court...

    A statement by the Faculty Association of Ashoka on the arrest of Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad

    by freespeechcollective | May 18, 2025 | Statements

    The Faculty Association of Ashoka University strongly condemns the arrest of Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science, on 18 May 2025, on groundless and untenable charges. We condemn the calculated harassment...
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