by freespeechcollective | Feb 25, 2021 | Statements
PUCL statement on case against environmental activists Stop the Witch Hunt! Drop all false & motivated Cases Respect the fundamental right of free speech, dissent, assembly and association!! The PUCL welcomes the order of the Delhi Sessions Court on 23.2.21,...
by freespeechcollective | Feb 19, 2021 | Statements
Prominent citizens, including artists, environmental and social activists, parents, teachers, professionals, adivasis, dalits and farmers, today spoke out against the illegal and disproportionate response of the government in targeting young activists, including Disha...
by freespeechcollective | Feb 14, 2021 | Detention - Others
In an absolutely shocking and patently excessive move, Delhi police has picked up and detained a young climate change activist Disha Ravi from Bengaluru. According to reports, she was flown to Delhi last night. Her alleged crime: that she shared an advocacy toolkit...
by freespeechcollective | Feb 1, 2021 | Censorship - Social Media
By Geeta Seshu In the daily update on censorship in India, here comes the latest: Twitter blocks multiple accounts, including that of The Caravan magazine, actor Sushant Singh, writer Hansraj Meena and even the Kisan Ekta Morcha’s twitter handle. The message...
by freespeechcollective | Jan 30, 2021 | Commentaries
By Geeta Seshu The right to Freedom of Expression in India has been under attack from multiple directions, the latest being the sedition case cases filed by the police in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka against Congress-I MP, Shashi Tharoor,...
