by freespeechcollective | Apr 22, 2026
On April 23, 2026, the states of Tamil Nadu and West Bengal will go to the polls. This special report by Free Speech Collective includes special commentaries from independent journalists Urvashi Sarkar on West Bengal and Kavin Malar on Tamil Nadu. West Bengal...
by freespeechcollective | Apr 8, 2026
On April 9, 2026, the states of Assam and Kerala and the union territory of Puducherry will go to the polls in the backdrop of the war in West Asia and its global fallout. In all three states, dissent was met with censorship, criminal cases and attacks on journalists,...
by freespeechcollective | Dec 23, 2025
A Free Speech Collective Report, December 2025 The ominous start to 2025, with the reported disappearance of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar days after he reported on the poor quality of road construction and the chilling discovery of his body in a septic tank in Bastar...
by freespeechcollective | Nov 5, 2025
As Bihar goes to the polls, the last five years have been marked with assaults on journalists, with six killings and eleven instances of attacks. The general climate for free speech has also been affected by detention and arrest of journalists and threats to editors...
by freespeechcollective | May 3, 2025
Highlights The first four months of 2025 have not boded well for the freedom of speech and expression in India. Censorship was rife, through direct and indirect attacks on free speech and press freedom. The Free Speech Collective’s (FSC) Tracker reveals that in the...
