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Bihar & the Delusion of Independent Journalism: A Free Speech Record of Five Years

Free Speech Collective (FSC), has published a detailed report of Bihar’s Free Speech Record, November ‘20-’25 which it released on November 5 and may be accessed hereFree Speech CollectiveWith...

The Politics of Memory: Controversy over graves of Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhatt

The bid to erase Muslim graves is political theatre, denying dignity in death and casting an entire community as the perpetual 'other'

NBDSA pulls up India TV for communal, one-sided broadcast; upholds CJP complaint against broadcast

The Authority found India TV guilty of violating neutrality and harmony principles by hosting a hate-driven panel on Bahraich violence, directing content removal and circulation of the order to all member channels

TJS George: Ink in His Veins And Fire in His Pen

The newsroom of The Searchlight in Patna, in the...

How the Supreme Court built a binding legal framework to protect student mental heath

In a case where the father of a NEET aspirant sought fair investigation into the suspicious death of his daughter, the SC in a pivotal July 2025 ruling, apart from intervening on that question went further: in establishing a comprehensive, binding legal framework to protect student mental health across India. An analysis of the Supreme Court judgment in Sukdeb Saha v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors.

Adani Gag Orders Face Judicial Scrutiny: Four journalists secure relief, Guha’s appeal still pending

Judicial intervention restores publication rights for some, but fragmented outcomes leave others gagged, underscoring the high stakes for investigative reporting

Between Free Speech and Public Order: Dissecting the complaint against Anjana Om Kashyap

A ruling by a Lucknow court against an Aaj Tak anchor couches this existing debate on the question of whether the responsibility for divisive programming falls on either the individual presenter or the network.

From news to real estate: P Sainath on how corporate power is undermining media freedom

The other day, P. Sainath was in Ahmedabad to...

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