by freespeechcollective | Mar 3, 2024 | Commentaries
By Manish Modi Do bans have a place in a democracy? Especially in a secular democratic republic like India? Bans only provide a stage for macho posturing and blatant bullying, which in any case happens frequently enough on its own. Why give the bullies another excuse?...
by freespeechcollective | Mar 3, 2024 | Censorship - News Media
“That reporting now needs prior permission, and is guided by district authorities is a worrying measure of our democracy. ” Sabah Gurmat’s account of government attempts to restrict access and control narratives of violence and administrative failure in Haldwani is...
by freespeechcollective | Feb 16, 2024 | Statements
“Please find below my statement. I am writing these words in tears. Today, I am leaving India, the country where I came 25 years ago as a student, and where I have worked for 23 years as a journalist. The place where I married, raised my son, and which I call my...
by freespeechcollective | Feb 10, 2024 | Attacks - Journalists
Civil society has roundly condemned the BJP attack on senior journalist Nikhil Wagle, lawyer Aseem Sarode and activist Vishwambhar Choudhary in Pune yesterday. The three were proceeding towards the venue of a public meeting called by the Nirbhay Bano group organised...
by freespeechcollective | Feb 8, 2024 | Censorship - The Arts
On Feb 2, 2024, students of Pune University’s Lalit Kala Kendra were subjected to attacks and harassment by members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the Bharatiya Jan Yuva Morcha (BJYM) when they were making an examination presentation of a...
