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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...

Times Now conducts a virtual media trial of Teesta Setalvad, CJP moves NBDSA

Times Now fails to respond to CJP’s complaint against the three prime-time debate shows aired on their channel

NBDSA acts on CJP’s complaint, directs News18 to take down fake news video about bombing in WB school

Channel asked to take down the video and send confirmation to NBDSA in writing within 7 days of receiving the order

Kashmiri journalist Aakash Hassan ‘stopped’ from travelling abroad

Aakash Hassan, an independent Kashmiri journalist alleged being stopped...

Arrest of journalist and HRD Rupesh Kumar Singh

Human Rights Defenders Alert -India writes to the National...

Is Facebook shirking responsibility for enabling the spread of hate in India?

Recent human rights report instead lauds the platform for helping civil society

Twitter moves Karnataka High Court against MeitY order to take down over 1,400 accounts

Twitter informs the court that they have been ordered to take down accounts without being told which specific tweets merit such an action

Zee News faces flak for allegedly airing Rahul Gandhi’s doctored byte

Congress moves NBDSA, channel sacks two employees

Justice Pardiwala raises concerns over personal attacks on judges via social media

The Supreme Court judge faced criticism from sundry right-wing trolls after he and Justice Surya Kant made oral observations about Nupur Sharma's role in sparking communal violence

Hate Watch: Indians reject communally polarising call to #BoycottMuslims

Right-wing groups and trolls had made communal hashtags viral, but citizens have rejected the absurd call to socially boycott an entire community

Ilyas Sharafuddin spreads communal hate, CJP moves NCM

He has painted a false picture of the teachings of Islam, made anti-Hindu comments

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