by freespeechcollective | Jan 25, 2024 | Censorship - News Media
The Indian government’s over-sensitivity towards adverse global media coverage just found another target: a French journalist with an OCI card! In a surprising move, the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Indian government issued a notice to French journalist...
by freespeechcollective | Jan 12, 2024 | Censorship - Social Media
In a partial victory for journalist Shyam Meera Singh, Justice Jasmeet Singh of the Delhi High Court, in a hearing on Jan 10, 2024, ordered the removal of the video from all social media platforms within 24 hours but permitted him to upload a fresh video with a...
by freespeechcollective | Jan 4, 2024 | Censorship - News Media, Censorship - Social Media
On Thursday, Jan 4, 2024, journalist Shyam Meera Singh faces a court in Delhi to decide whether his Youtube programme “How Gurmeet Ram Rahim fooled his Bhakts?” should be taken down, pending hearing of a civil defamation case filed by the chief of the religious order,...
by freespeechcollective | Dec 24, 2023 | Commentaries
With unabated attacks on users, activists fear the Right to Information (RTI) is more constricted than ever before, its ambit systematically whittled down by laws and policies, says Ashutosh M Shukla. For the empowering RTI Act which celebrated its adulthood this...
by freespeechcollective | Dec 23, 2023 | Commentaries
With literally no serious debate and a deafening silence on important issues, why is media coverage so dismal, asks Kajal Iyer. This past week, three important new criminal laws sailed through the Lok Sabha with nary a concern. A few days before, an attack took place...
