by freespeechcollective | Feb 20, 2019 | National Security - Others
Veewon Thokchom, who was charged with sedition, was granted bail by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal East, Nigthoujam Lanleima. The judge, rejecting the charge of incitement to violence, asserted that the “contents of Facebook post as mentioned above cannot be...
by freespeechcollective | Feb 17, 2019 | Censorship - Academia, Censorship - Social Media
By Geeta Seshu The arrest of Manipuri student leader Thokchom Veewon on sedition charges for his Facebook posts on the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) is yet another example of the jittery response of the state to any expression of dissent. Thokchom...
by freespeechcollective | Feb 10, 2019 | Censorship - Academia
Filmmaker Siddharth Chauhan took to social media to protest the cancellation of the screening of his film by IIT Mumbai at their film festival, which concluded today. Here’s what he said : IIT Mumbai has refused to screen my film PASHI – because of it’s...
by freespeechcollective | Feb 9, 2019 | Statements
Veteran actor Amol Palekar found himself stopped midway through his speech at the inaugural of the retrospective for late artist Prabhakar Barwe by none other than the Director of the National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai, Anita Rupavataram. She was objecting to his...
by freespeechcollective | Feb 7, 2019 | Statements
Concerned citizens call for ‘Reclaiming the Republic’: We are a group of concerned citizens – drawn from the world of scholarship, writing, law, administration and activism – with some experience in fields such as health, education, environment, social...
