by freespeechcollective | May 17, 2025 | Arrests, Arrests - Others, Censorship - Academia, Statements
– By Geeta Seshu The Haryana State Women’s Commission issued a summons to Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad for two of his social media posts, alleging that he made statements that allegedly “disparaged women officers in the Indian Armed...
by freespeechcollective | May 12, 2025 | Statements
The Bihar journalists’ community strongly condemns the rude and intimidating behaviour of District Public Relations Officer (DPRO), Gupteshwar Kumar. In a recent incident, he assaulted Pramod Kumar, reporter of Dainik Bhaskar, a prominent Hindi newspaper,...
by freespeechcollective | May 12, 2025 | Statements
बिहार के नालंदा जिला, जो मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार का भी गृह जिला है, में एक निरंकुश और अभद्र जिला जनसंपर्क पदाधिकारी (डीपीआरओ) गुप्तेश्वर कुमार के तानाशाही रवैए से जिले और पूरे बिहार के पत्रकारों में बेहद आक्रोश है। वे लगातार पत्रकारों के खबर संकलन के कार्य में बाधा...
by freespeechcollective | May 7, 2025 | Censorship - The Arts
Santosh won accolades in film festivals. But Indian audiences will not get to see it. Its creators refused to comply with the Central Board of Film Certification’s demands for edits that would cut out vital scenes. An impassioned report from Maitreyee Boruah* ....
by freespeechcollective | May 3, 2025 | Statements
(Reprinted with permission from Pahalgam terror attack: NWMI demands that criminal charges against political commentators be dropped – NWM India) The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) condemns the levelling of absurd and draconian charges of subversive...
