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Free Speech in India 2025: What the Free Speech Collective report reveals about a year of silencing

Based on data documenting 14,875 violations, the Free Speech Collective’s latest report traces how killings, arrests, mass censorship, corporate pressure and regulatory overreach combined to shrink India’s public sphere in 2025

Activism & Journalism: Is There a Difference?

Some people (especially journalists) have started rationalising the murder...

“We will not put our pens down…”

Writers Respond to Threat from Hindu Aikya VediK P...

Zulm Tumhara JNU Hamara: Women Bag leadership Positions, JNUSU

“For us women leaders, the win is exhilarating. As...

What Gauri Lankesh Stood For

As the police investigate veteran journalist Gauri Lankesh's death,...

Twitter Wall of Shame: Abusers, Bigots, Rumour Mongers, All followed by PM Modi

Since Gauri Lankesh's brutal murder, social media saw an...

Disgusted with the Coverage of Gauri Lankesh’s Murder on the Republic, Journo Resigns

   Different things hit different people. Not known for...

“Hindu terror units killed Gauri Lankesh”: Lawyer BT Venkatesh

Her lawyer B T Venkatesh is clear that the...

Gauri Lankesh, My Ex, My Best Friend:Chidanand Rajghatta

This is a Facebook post by late journalist Gauri...

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