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Caged Voices, Silenced Truths: FSC’s expansive indictment of India’s press freedom crisis

On World Press Freedom Day 2026, the Free Speech Collective (FSC) assembles a powerful, deeply layered account of repression, incarceration, and systemic silencing—centring the stories of jailed journalists Rupesh Kumar Singh and Irfan Mehraj to expose the widening fault lines in India’s democratic promise

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.

Arnabgate: Republic TV sends legal notice to Indian Express

Republic TV has claimed that IE's report makes a vile, hateful and malicious attempt to tarnish Arnab Goswami’s reputation

Umar Khalid case: Delhi court slams media channels for unverified reportage

The court has also noted that a person’s reputation is a facet of Article 21 of the Constitution

Ram ke Naam…

A first person account of being virtually extorted by thugs who are collecting funds in an unauthorised manner for building the Ram Temple in Ayodhya

Facebook refuses to take action against Ragini Tiwari’s hate speech

CJP had filed two complaints against her, but the company said they are not in a position to take any action

Arnabgate: Evaluating crime and punishment

A deeper look at the potential consequences of the startling contents of Arnab Goswami’s alleged Whatsapp exchange

Communalisation of COVID-19: A Bebaak Collective report

Human rights defender Teesta Setalvad and feminist historian Uma Chakravarti applaud the initiative and discuss the rampant communalism observed during the coronavirus pandemic.

EGI, DUJ bat for Paranjoy Guha Thakurta

A Gujarat court had issued an arrest warrant against the journalist in connection with a defamation case filed by Adani Group

Festivals: Occasions for spreading communal harmony in India

India's Tryst With Destiny has been overwrought with the legacy of violent bloodshed and communal disharmony of Partition, leaving behind scars which we have neither been able to completely comprehend, nor heal, to this day.

Adani defamation case: Guj court issues arrest warrant against Paranjaoy Guha Thakurta

The 2017 case relates to an article in The Wire about changes to SEZ rules to favour Adani

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Caged Voices, Silenced Truths: FSC’s expansive indictment of India’s press freedom crisis

On World Press Freedom Day 2026, the Free Speech Collective (FSC) assembles a powerful, deeply layered account of repression, incarceration, and systemic silencing—centring the stories of jailed journalists Rupesh Kumar Singh and Irfan Mehraj to expose the widening fault lines in India’s democratic promise

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