by freespeechcollective | Nov 25, 2019 | Threats - Journalists
Ropar-based journalist Amrit Pal Singh ‘Bunty’ got the shock of his life when he was sent the picture of a revolver and a holster with eight bullets on WhatsApp from an unknown number. The journalist, who has been working with Punjabi daily Ajit for the...
by freespeechcollective | Oct 29, 2019 | Statements
Delhi High Court Approves Take Down of Content Globally (Republished with permission from Sflc.in) Asks Facebook, Google, YouTube and Twitter to remove defamatory content from their global services Statement: At SFLC.in we believe that ordering intermediary platforms...
by freespeechcollective | Oct 13, 2019 | Censorship - Academia, Video
An FSC report Update: The expulsion of the six students of the Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya (MGAHV) in Wardha was revoked by the administration after a public protest. In a patently absurd and excessive administrative move, six students were...
by freespeechcollective | Oct 7, 2019 | Commentaries
Venkatesh Nayak’s RTI reveals it has no papers about shutdown orders. (Republished with permission from Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative It has been more than three months since several parts of the State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) are without access to...
by freespeechcollective | Sep 29, 2019 | Commentaries
From FSC desk (with accompanying note by Prof Vinod Pavarala): “Community Radio Stations act as essential communication channels for enhancing last mile of outreach of government.” This was the astounding claim made in a PIB press release dated Sept 13,...