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The FIRs lodged against freelance journalists Zakir Ali Tyagi and Wasim Akram Tyagi for tweeting that a scrap seller, Firoze Qureshi, was a victim of mob lynching, have confirmed fears of the new criminal laws being misused to curb free speech. They also underscore the lacunae in the new provisions on mob lynching. On July […] Read More
“Please find below my statement. I am writing these words in tears. Today, I am leaving India, the country where I came 25 years ago as a student, and where I have worked for 23 years as a journalist. The place where I married, raised my son, and which I call my home. Leaving is […] Read More
(Editor’s Note: The unrest in Manipur since early May 2023 has shown no signs of abating, with violence and tension–between the majority Meitei and minority Kuki-Zo groups – continuing to run high amidst a potentmix of state apathy, collusion and abetment. The media has faced many challenges in this polarized atmosphere, with lack of mobility […] Read More
Manan Dar, photojournalist from Kashmir, has secured bail after more than 14 months in jail. He was arrested on terror charges under the draconian UAPA but Additional Sessions Judge Shailender Malik said the allegation made by the NIA “does not appear to be cogent and true”. The order was passed on Jan 2 in Delhi. […] Read More
Justice DK Singh of Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has granted bail to journalist Siddique Kappan in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) . He said that there was no case made out that Kappan was part of any money trail as alleged by the ED. […] Read More
An FSC focus on journalists in custody . Time flies – yet it seems as if things are stuck in a terrifying time loop. It’s been over seven months since the arrest of prominent Kashmiri journalist, Fahad Shah. Shah is the editor-in-chief of The Kashmir Walla (TKW) and is currently lodged at the Kot Bhalwal […] Read More
On World Press Freedom Day , May 3, 2022, this special focus from Free Speech Collective on journalists who are in jail. Download link available below: Read More
On May 3, on the eve of World Press Freedom Day 2022, we present FEAR OF SPEECH Ziva, a young journalist, fears that dissent has slowly become criminal in Indian democracy A short film by students of Whistling Woods International, the film, communication and creative arts institute located in Mumbai, India, done in association with […] Read More
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court admitted an application filed by journalist Siddique Kappan, through his wife, Rayhanath Kappan, seeking to quash the “patently illegal prosecution sanctions” to proceed against Kappan under The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act , 1967. While admitting the application on Friday, February 18, 2022, Justice Karunesh Singh Pawar directed […] Read More
The Siddique Kappan Solidarity Committee held a press conference in Calicut, Kerala, on Oct 1, 2021, to recognise that the jailed journalist is a Prisoner of Conscience and given legal support by the Kerala Government and to demand his release. Kappan was arrested, along with three others, on Oct 5, 2020, while travelling to Hathras, […] Read More
Courts have once again found no substance in flimsy accusations of sedition slapped by over-zealous police, reports Anjuman Ara Begum. Read More
By Geeta Seshu Journalist Neha Dixit was no stranger to online trolling but for the last five months, the harassment took an even more sinister turn, with callers stalking her, calling up on her phone from random numbers to issue rape and death threats and also attempt to break into her residence on the night […] Read More
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