Commentaries

When hate speech falls short of being free speech

June 19, 2022

Republished from The Leaflet with permission Hate speech vitiates...

Travel Ban on Aakar Patel now: Journalists, activists in India under assault

April 6, 2022

Republished from The National HeraldJournalists in India have been...

#JournalismIsNotACrime but can Kashmir’s Journalism Students Take the Risk?

February 28, 2022

Frequent summons, arrest of journalists is having a chilling...

Bombay HC guidelines on Sexual Harassment Cases : Who Does the Blanket Ban Benefit?

September 27, 2021

In a surprising development, Justice Gautam Patel of the...

The draft trafficking bill : A blow to free speech and privacy

July 20, 2021

The Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill...

Media, Democracy and Democratic Institutions: Challenges of our Times

March 24, 2021

Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal, Executive Editor, Kashmir TImes, delivered the...

Curbs on social media are meant to gag the people

March 10, 2021

(republished with permission) By Pramod Ranjan (Note: The notification...

Case against editors Mrinal Pande, Vinod Jose, Zafar Agha, Rajdeep Sardesai and Caravan owners: Fresh attack on free speech

January 30, 2021

By Geeta Seshu The right to Freedom of Expression...

Vague, arbitrary, unconstitutional, outdated: 9 reasons why journalists are challenging the Contempt of Courts Act

January 13, 2021

Republished from Indian Journalism Review, Jan 13, 2021. The...

Hands Off Our Classrooms

November 15, 2020

A statement of support by Atindriyo Chakraborty. Republished with...