by freespeechcollective | May 7, 2025 | Censorship - The Arts
Santosh won accolades in film festivals. But Indian audiences will not get to see it. Its creators refused to comply with the Central Board of Film Certification’s demands for edits that would cut out vital scenes. An impassioned report from Maitreyee Boruah* ....
by freespeechcollective | May 3, 2025 | Statements
(Reprinted with permission from Pahalgam terror attack: NWMI demands that criminal charges against political commentators be dropped – NWM India) The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) condemns the levelling of absurd and draconian charges of subversive...
by freespeechcollective | Apr 11, 2025 | Arrests - Journalists, Statements
On 11 April 2025, on the 1000th day of the incarceration of Jharkhand based freelance journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, more than a hundred journalists, academics, social workers, students and other citizens...
by freespeechcollective | Apr 9, 2025 | Arrests - Others, Commentaries
A moving poem by student activist Gulfisha Fatima is the focus of a campaign by citizens groups on the fifth anniversary of her incarceration. A special FSC report recaps the cases lodged against her and her attempt to keep up with her poetry and focus on teaching...
by freespeechcollective | Apr 6, 2025 | Statements
The Brihanmumbai Union of Journalists (BUJ) registered their strong objections to the proposed Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024. citing concerns that the bill will impact press freedom. The proposed Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, was...
