by freespeechcollective | Feb 1, 2025 | Commentaries
While sweeping provisions with hefty fines and jail terms are hugely problematic, the drafting of the document without broader consultation is equally troubling. – By Sanjeev Satgainya On January 30, as Nepal marked Martyrs’ Day to honor those who...
by freespeechcollective | Jan 31, 2025 | National Security - Journalists
Police officers’ 2022 warning haunts journalist’s wife Ipsa as Supreme Court rejects bail plea in Maoist case (Reprinted with permission from www.themooknayak.com) Ramgarh/Jharkhand – The Supreme Court on January 27 closed another door to freedom for...
by freespeechcollective | Jan 31, 2025 | National Security - Journalists
ईप्सा रूपेश की रिहाई को लेकर आशंकित है और उन्हें निकट भविष्य में अपने पति के घर लौटने की आस नहीं है. (Reprinted with permission from www.themooknayak.com) रामगढ़/झारखण्ड- सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने जनपक्षीय पत्रकार रूपेश कुमार सिंह की जमानत याचिका को खारिज कर दिया है। 27 जनवरी...
by freespeechcollective | Dec 9, 2024 | Statements
On Human Rights Day on Dec 10, civil society organisations have called for a nation-wide campaign to protest the FIR against journalist and AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair and another FIR against human rights activist Nadeem Khan. Mohd Zubair Nadeem Khan A...
by freespeechcollective | Nov 18, 2024 | Censorship - Protests/Meetings
In a shocking instance of blatant muscle and might, activists of the right wing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological parent of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, forced the cancellation of the peacefully and legally organised Udaipur Film Festival on...
