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    Munawar Faruqui’s Bail plea rejected. Judge says more ‘incriminating’ evidence may be collected!

    by freespeechcollective | Jan 28, 2021 | Censorship - The Arts, General - Others

    Justice Rohit Arya of the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has rejected the bail plea of stand up comedian Munawar Faruqui and said that the ‘possibility of collection of more incriminating material andcomplacency of other persons cannot also be...
    Unabated Attacks: Journalist Neha Dixit faces stalking, threats and attempted break in

    Unabated Attacks: Journalist Neha Dixit faces stalking, threats and attempted break in

    by freespeechcollective | Jan 28, 2021 | Attacks - Journalists

    By Geeta Seshu Journalist Neha Dixit was no stranger to online trolling but for the last five months, the harassment took an even more sinister turn, with callers stalking her, calling up on her phone from random numbers to issue rape and death threats and also...
    Munawar Faruqui: Chronicle of an Unjustified Arrest

    Munawar Faruqui: Chronicle of an Unjustified Arrest

    by freespeechcollective | Jan 25, 2021 | Censorship - The Arts, National Security - Others

    Twenty-five days after he was arrested on the charge that he could crack a joke that someone would find objectionable, comedian Munawar Faruqui and five of his friends and colleagues await a decision from the Madhya Pradesh High Court on a bail application. The entire...
    Arrest warrant against Paranjoy Guha Thakurta: Punitive and Intimidatory

    Arrest warrant against Paranjoy Guha Thakurta: Punitive and Intimidatory

    by freespeechcollective | Jan 21, 2021 | General - Journalists

    The arrest warrant issued against noted journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta is the latest instance of censorship and intimidation through legal cases against journalists and their convoluted and punishing procedures. On January 19, 2021, Judicial Magistrate Pradeep Soni...
    Nothing ‘seditious’ about this!

    Nothing ‘seditious’ about this!

    by freespeechcollective | Jan 18, 2021 | Arrests - Journalists

    In yet another example of the excessive and censorious use of sedition, Manipur police have arrested the executive editor of The Frontier Manipur (TFM) Paojel Chaoba for publishing an article that was actually critical of revolutionary movements in the state....
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