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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...
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Gauri Lankesh was a martyr to the cause of secular ideas
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International media groups and organisations are asking governments to come together and make an “Emergency Plan for Afghan Journalism”
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