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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...

Press Freedom in India – 2021: A half-yearly report

Increasing instances of violent attacks on the Indian mediapersons do not bode well, either for the rule of law or democratic dissent

Journalist gets death threats for reporting on funding of international rightwing groups!

Raqib Hameed Naik who reports freelance for Al Jazeera, was threatened on social media

You are a Ansari, rise above your religion: Gorakhpur DM to journalist

The story behind the story of eviction of Muslim-owned homes near Gorakhpur Temple; news reporter alleges DM threatened to action against him

CJP complains to Zee Media over broadcast of “Vaccine Jihad” show

An alleged vaccine wastage incident that happened in Ecuador was picked up by the channel, and falsely reported to have happened in UP by a Muslim nurse

Allahabad HC stays arrest of former IAS officer booked for tweeting pictures of Covid casualties

The petitioner argued that no FIR could be lodged for reporting and venting grievances on social media

ACJ announces Journalists Awards 2020

The jury hails stories of communal riots and prison injustice, winning entries exposed uncomfortable truths

SC quashes Sedition case against journalist Vinod Dua

It held that every journalist is entitled to protection under the Kedarnath judgment

SC mulls laying guidelines for application of Sedition law on journalists

The court was dealing with a petition filed by two news channels who were charged under sedition and observed that the terms used in the FIR amounted to muzzling of the media

What do Ramdev and Adityanath have in common?

The two saffron clad men, will now be hailed as philosophers, their books will be included in philosophy syllabus at Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut

Kerala HC quashes government scheme giving 80 percent scholarship to Muslims

Says that the State is not ill intentioned but needs to treat all notified minorities equally

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