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Journalists’ bodies strongly condemn sedition charges against Siddharth Varadarajan, Karan Thapar of The Wire
Both the Press Club of India and the Indian Women Press Corps alleged that the Assam Police unleashed vindictive actions against the journalists through the Crime Branch
Most troubling abuse of YouTube in India involves targeting of Muslims by backers of the BJP: NYU Stern Report
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India with 450 million users is the platform’s biggest market, and content creators have been fuelling Islamophobia, finds the report
Thane youth thrashed for using free speech?
A mob of around 125 people gathered outside Ansari’s house to demand an apology for his Instagram story
Now Navika Kumar booked by Maharashtra police!
Following Friday protest, Maharashtra police names TV anchor Navika Kumar in FIR
NBDSA acts on CJP’s complaint, directs Zee Hindustan to take down “Vaccine Jihad” video
Reporting was replete with fake news, misinformation and communal bias; even “correction” did not follow guidelines
Selectively targeted says journalist Saba Naqvi, named in Hate Speech FIR
"I am committed to the secular and liberal ethos of India and stand against any fundamentalism, hate speech and injustice," Saba Naqvi said
UP: Media adds communal tone to Kanpur Qazi’s words
In second statement, the Qazi clarifies that he was only speaking for those wrongly arrested by the police
Threat letter from Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent Issues after BJP Leaders’ Comments
The reported 'warning' statement calls for attacks in Delhi, Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.
“Google wilfully ill-equipped to deal caste discrimination”
Google’s senior manager Tanuja Gupta gives her account on the organising and cancelling of Dalit activist,Thenmozhi Soundararajan’s talk
Millat Times Editor booked for sharing Kanpur violence videos!
This is the third time a media person has complained of intimidation by authorities
Google cancels caste-based talk with Dalit activist Thenmozhi Soundararajan!
The latest incident reinforces the growing spread of casteism and the fight back by the progressive Indian diaspora
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