The FreeSpeechCollective, comprising journalists, lawyers and activists, aims to protect the right to freedom of expression and to vigorously promote free speech and the right to dissent. We monitor and document violations of free speech, debate issues and analyse major developments that impact Freedom of Expression. We also seek to provide solidarity and support to those who face attacks on their freedom of expression.
From FSC desk (with accompanying note by Prof Vinod Pavarala): “Community Radio Stations act as essential communication channels for enhancing last mile of outreach of government.” This was the astounding claim made in a PIB press release dated Sept 13, 2019: 118 new Community Radio Stations to be […]
Courtesy : https://baithethaley.blogspot.com/2019/09/2.html Click here for Part I (एनडब्ल्यूएमआई-एफएससी रिपोर्ट) गिरफ्तारियां, धमकियाँ और जांच त्राल से इरफ़ान मलिक पहले पत्रकार थे जिन्हें 5 अगस्त की बंदी के बाद हिरासत में लिया गया। यह स्पष्ट नहीं है कि उन्हें आखिर क्यों हिरासत में लिया गया। एक और पत्रकार क़ाज़ी […]
Part I of Hindi Translation of News Behind the Barbed Wire: Kashmir’s Information Blockade Translation courtesy: बैठे-ठाले एनडब्ल्यूएमआई-एफएससी रिपोर्ट मुख्य निष्कर्ष : मीडिया पर बंदिशें और उसके निहितार्थ सरकार या सुरक्षा बलों के प्रतिकूल मानी जाने वाली रिपोर्ट प्रकाशित करने वाले पत्रकारों पर निगरानी रखी जा […]
This is the 50th day of the unprecedented and untenable communications blockade in Kashmir. There’s no sign that this government will be lifting it, despite the near universal condemnation from journalists’ bodies and international organisations. The latest is a Statement from the Kashmir Press Club: Kashmir Press club […]
by Meena Menon This petition(started by me) now has over 95,000 signatures. I felt that few people were speaking up against the curbs on the press in Jammu and Kashmir and when Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal , executive editor of Kashmir Times filed a petition in the Supreme Court, […]
– A two-member team from the Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) and the Free Speech Collective (FSC) visited Kashmir to determine the impact of the crackdown on communication on the media in Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 on 5 August 2019. – The team […]
NEWS BEHIND THE BARBED WIRE Kashmir’s Information Blockade “When life is at stake, credibility takes a back seat.” Click here to download report: News behind the Barbed Wire – NWMI-FSC report Key findings : Curbs on the media and its implications Surveillance, informal ‘investigations’ and harassment of […]
by Geeta Seshu The plea by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for an in camera trial in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case is a blatant attempt to obscure the processes of justice. This attempt to take the case out of the purview of public scrutiny will further jeopardise […]
