by freespeechcollective | Mar 24, 2026 | Commentaries
– By Geeta Seshu Has impunity got a new lease of life with the acquittal of Gurmeet Ram Rahim of the murder of journalist Ramchandra Chhatrapati? No, say his family and friends, determined to appeal against the judgement of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and...
by freespeechcollective | Mar 16, 2026 | Commentaries
As the Supreme Court weighs the Digital Personal Data Protection Act against the right to information, activists warn of a ‘death knell’ for government transparency, says Ritika Jain. New Delhi: The Supreme Court is all set to examine five petitions challenging the...
by freespeechcollective | Mar 3, 2026 | Commentaries
– A Free Speech Collective Commentary The vandalism and violence by members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) against a proposed discussion on February 24, 2026, by “Spark”, an informal student reading group of Azim Premji University (APU),...
by freespeechcollective | Feb 19, 2026 | Commentaries
Amid calls to end a media ban between India and Pakistan, journalist and author Meena Menon*, who was summarily asked to leave Islamabad in 2014, reflects on the impact of the media ban on the free flow of information between the two countries. Over a decade ago, when...
by freespeechcollective | Feb 5, 2026 | Commentaries
– A first-person account by author and journalist Neeta Kolhatkar The last two days have been an eye-opener for me, regarding literary festivals and cancel culture. Nowadays a new trend seems to be, to invite speakers and cancel the event, citing ‘unseen...
