Why was Mukesh Chandrakar silenced?

On January 1, 2025, intrepid journalist and editor of the YouTube channel Bastar Junction Mukesh Chandrakar disappeared from his residence in Bijapur. His savagely battered body was found two days later, submerged in a hurriedly constructed septic tank in the compound...

Welcome to Kashmir

Welcome to Kashmir….the tourist paradise! What do we see in Kashmir? What do we hear? What do we know of this beautiful paradise on Earth? A Free Speech Collective campaign for World Press Freedom Day, May 3, 2023 

Episode 1: In Which Anna Gives It those Ones !

Watch Episode 1 of Free Speech Talkies with Laxmi Murthy, where well-known film critic Anna MM Vetticad decodes the implications of the High Court directive on 25 October, 2023 on “review bombing” for free speech and for the right of independent reviewers for fair...

Fear of Speech

On May 3, on the eve of World Press Freedom Day 2022, we present FEAR OF SPEECH, a short film by students of Whistling Woods International, the film, communication and creative arts institute located in Mumbai, India, done in association with Free Speech Collective....