by freespeechcollective | Jul 12, 2025 | Censorship
– What does the Government of Karnataka’s proposed Mis-information and Fake News (Prohibition) Bill, 2025 really spell for creativity and satire asks Sarita Ramamoorthy, The Karnataka government’s Mis-information and Fake News (Prohibition) Bill, 2025 aims to...
by freespeechcollective | Jul 11, 2025 | Censorship, Censorship - News Media, Censorship - Social Media
Predictably, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITy) came up with the excuse of national security to reject requests for information on the blocking of social media accounts and digital news platforms during Operation Sindoor. In response to...
by freespeechcollective | Jul 5, 2025 | Censorship - The Arts
The CBFC stamp of film censorship: Infantilising the public Despite a firmly established judicial convention of trusting the “wisdom of the street”, administrative processes are turning towards infantilisation, says Sukumar Murlidharan, discussing the manner in which...
by freespeechcollective | Jun 23, 2025 | Censorship - The Arts, Commentaries
Why is the truth about human rights violations in Punjab being suppressed yet again asks Laxmi Murthy. September 6, 2025 will mark 30 years since the abduction of Jaswant Singh Khalra, renowned human rights activist who meticulously documented and exposed...
by freespeechcollective | May 21, 2025 | Contempt of Court - Journalists, Statements
The Delhi High Court on 19 May 2025 dismissed a contempt of court case filed by Vantara against Himal Southasian. Vantara, a wildlife project led by the Reliance Corporation, had accused Himal of disobeying a judicial order to remove an investigative story. The court...
