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Even though the Court found no reason to doubt Sultan’s conduct as well as no chances of him fleeing justice, stringent restrictions on Sultan's communication methods and movements were imposed as bail conditions

By holding the arrest invalid and quashing the impugned remand application, the bench ordered the release of Prabir subject to satisfaction of the bails and bonds set by the trial Court since chargesheet has been filed

A Delhi based journalist; Raghav Trivedi was reportedly beaten by BJP workers at a rally for Amit Shah in Uttar Pradesh’s Raebareli. The journalist was beaten after the workers reportedly thought he was a Muslim.

PCI, Delhi has demanded that the Election Commission of India (ECI) holds a press conference after every phase of voting and entire data, including absolute number of votes polled and final percentage of voting be released by the next day of polling, stressing citizen’s right to be informed

Bolta Hindustan YouTube account’s suspension by YouTube gets revoked one month after the government issued an order to Google to remove the platform’s account citing the country's IT Act 2000 and 2021.

From KM Nanavati case in 1962 to the Sushant Singh Rajput case in 2020, India’s constitutional courts, have time and again made strong observations on media trials especially when investigations are underway; reasoned Guidelines however have still not evolved. CJP looks at critical jurisprudence around media coverage on contentious issue, specifically the role and conduct of the anchor

Carving a space for themselves outside corporate media houses, independent Dalit journalists are making their voice heard, showcasing both successes and challenges of digital media; these conversations unveil an insidious and discriminatory censorship by platforms like YouTube on content that showcases caste discrimination

After YouTube, notified by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, banned several independent media channels on its platform, including National Dastak and Bolta Hindustan, the Press Club of India and DIGIPUB have released statements condemning the issue.

The move by the government, right before elections, is making many people, including the opposition, decry it as press censorship.

Calling out censorship of free speech during elections, Congress goes to the Election Commission of India with a list of complaints, one of which includes the ban of Bolta Hindustan’s YouTube channel.