by freespeechcollective | Aug 9, 2025 | Censorship - Publications
By Geeta Seshu The Jammu and Kashmir (J & K) government’s ban on 25 books on Kashmir by both Kashmiri and non-Kashmiri academics, researchers and journalists on the specious grounds that they promote terrorism and endanger national integrity, among other charges,...
by freespeechcollective | Aug 5, 2025 | Commentaries
An FSC commentary on the state of the media, on the 6th anniversary of the abrogation of Art 370. Six years after the abrogation of Art 370 and the resumption of an elected government, albeit for a union territory, the situation of the media in Jammu and Kashmir (J...
by freespeechcollective | Aug 4, 2025 | Attacks - Journalists
Pune Journalist Sneha Barve Attack: A Month on, Prime Accused Still Not Arrested It is a month since journalist Sneha Barve was brutally attacked by Pandurang Morde, a local businessman with a criminal record, in Nighotwadi village in Manchar, Pune district, but...
by freespeechcollective | Jul 28, 2025 | Attacks - Journalists
Three weeks after the heinous attack on her, journalist Sneha Barve, resumed duty in her office on July 24, 2025. She was greeted by this threat: “Next time, we’ll finish this matter off for good.” The words, uttered within her earshot by Prashant Morde, son of the...
by freespeechcollective | Jul 17, 2025 | Censorship - News Media
Framing the Media: Government Policies, Law and Freedom of the Press in India* by Pamela Philipose** Two excerpts, with permission, for the Free Speech Collective From the Preface ……as I walked into the main hall that accommodated its editorial operations, there was...
