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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...
Rihanna, Greta Thunberg support Indian farmers; MEA cries foul
Ministry of External Affairs issues statement on comments by global icons’ solidarity with indian farmers, adds its own hashtags #IndiaTogether and #IndiaAgainstPropaganda
Journalist Mandeep Punia granted bail by Delhi Court
Puniya has to furnish a bail bond of Rs.25,000, and a surety of the same amount, along with other bail conditions
Solidarity is the biggest need for Indian journalists today
Journalists targeted under serious charges; is this just a bad dream, or has the emergency been declared again?
FIR against senior journalist Siddharth Varadarajan
A complaint against the editor of news website The Wire, was lodged at Rampur’s Civil Lines police station for his social media post
Journalist Mandeep Punia sent to jail for 14 days
Crackdown on journalists covering the massive farmers protest continues, especially vulnerable are freelance reporters, and independent media groups
Guj HC suspends warrant against Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
A Kutch court had issued a non-bailable arrest warrant in connection with a 2017 defamation case related to an article about the Adani Group
Shashi Tharoor, Rajdeep Sardesai and other scribes charged with sedition for ‘fake news’
The FIR states that the tweets claiming that police shot a protester who died, provoked people to march to Red Fort
Tablighi Jamaat reportage: SC seeks clarity on Centre’s power under Cable TV Act
The top court has expressed its concern about broadcasts that can potentially incite violence
FIR against journalists for reporting on “shivering” school children at a UP Gov’t event
They had reported on how children were left outside in the cold, and for this the reporters were charged under sections dealing with public mischief and criminal intimidation!
Kisan Ganatantra Parade: How the mainstream media deliberately ignored ground realities
While one farmer died during the chaos of January 26, participants at various points survived lathi-charges minutes before being showered with flowers by the public.
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