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Maharashtra Govt compelled to withdraw 144 orders against residents & protesters: Barsu Refinery

Justices Revati Deore and Sharmila Deshmukh of the Bombay High Court rejected the request to silence protesters and residents of Rajapur who were protesting against the #Barsu refinery.

Protesting wrestlers manhandled by drunk Delhi police officer at night, supporters and journalists detained

Supreme Court closes proceedings even as Sr. Adv. Hooda mentions the hardships being faced by the protesters, asks them to approach jurisdictional courts

Chhattisgarh: Bajrang Dal disrupts Christian prayer meet; religious conversion alleged

About 20 Christians were detained while Bajrang Dal members openly assaulting the Christians were let off

Media freedom in Kashmir after Art.370 abrogation

What is the state of media freedom in Kashmir after the abrogation of Art.370 on Aug 4, 2019? On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, 2023, here is a glimpse – culled from articles, reports and research papers published in Free Speech Collective from August 8, 2019 till date

Freedom of Expression: Driver for All other Human Rights

Joseph Stiglitz, the 2001 Nobel Prize recipient in Economic Sciences said, “Free speech and a free press not only make abuses of governmental powers less likely; they also enhance the likelihood that people’s basic social needs will be met. Secrecy reduces the information available to the citizenry, hobbling people’s ability to participate meaningfully. Essentially, meaningful participation in democratic processes requires informed participants”.

Cow vigilantism is an extortion bid say Haryana farmers

A farmers group in Hisar has alleged that cow vigilantes have asked for protection money from them

Supreme Court punishes judge for denying bail, sends him to judicial academy

Since 2022, the Supreme Court has made strenuous efforts to streamline bail procedures and judicial attitudes adopted by lower courts; from the responses of various states, it is clear that freedom and liberty of individuals enjoys low priority

World Press Freedom Index: India rank further slides to 161, 11 spots behind Afghanistan

Pakistan too fairs better, countries ranked lower than India include Bangladesh, Turkey and China

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