by freespeechcollective | Sep 5, 2020 | Killings - Journalists
Three years to the day on which journalist and editor Gauri Lankesh was gunned down outside her Bangalore home, justice is still elusive, says Laxmi Murthy. Gauri Lankesh, 56, the outspoken editor of Kannada weekly Gauri Lankesh Patrike known for its sharp critiques...
by freespeechcollective | Sep 1, 2020 | Statements
More than a hundred individuals and members of organisations, includingstudents, womens’ rights activists, academics, lawyers, researchers, film-makers,theatre makers, etc, have lodged a strong protest against the Mumbai policenotice to demand a surety of Rs 50 lakhs...
by freespeechcollective | Aug 20, 2020 | Statements
I have gone through the judgment of this Hon’ble Court. I am pained that I have been held guilty of committing contempt of the Court whose majesty I have tried to uphold — not as a courtier or cheerleader but as a humble guard – for over three decades, at some...
by freespeechcollective | Aug 15, 2020 | Statements
14th August, 2020 PUCL Statement on SC Holding Prashant Bhushan Guilty of Contempt of Court The People’s Union For Civil Liberties (PUCL) is dismayed and disappointed over a Full Bench decision of the Supreme Court holding Mr. Prashant Bhushan, Advocate, guilty...
by freespeechcollective | Aug 14, 2020 | Censorship - Social Media, Contempt of Court - Others
In the saddest way, the Supreme Court, by upholding a contempt charge against Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan for a tweet critiquing the judiciary, actually ended up confirming the substance of the tweet! A three-judge bench, comprising Justice Arun Mishra, B R Gavai...
