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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...
AIFRTE condemns arrest of Save Education Committee members over NEP 2020
New Education Policy has come into force in 2020 at a time when the Parliament is not in session and sans consultation which has led to dissent
On 72nd anniversary of the Indian Constitution
RSS mourned when Indian Constituent Assembly passed the democratic Constitution
Right Wing media working overtime to discredit farmers?
They are trying to make it appear as if the farmers marching towards Delhi are doing so to make things difficult for the general public
Tribal Christian families attacked in Chhattisgarh!
The alleged violence broke out at around 2 AM in the village Sindhwaram, in the Sukma district
Use of ‘Gomatha’ as a synonym for meat can hurt Hindu sentiments: Kerala HC
The accused allegedly used the term ‘Gomatha’ repeatedly in a cooking video preparing beef roast uploaded on social media
Kissing in temple, not suitable: MP police
Cops act on BJP leader Gaurav Tiwari's complaint; register FIR against Netflix over scene showing a Hindu girl kissing a uslim boy in a temple in an adaptation of A Suitable Boy
Closure of schools, a threat to Odisha’s tribal education
While the state government goes over the merger policy, a civil organisation questions the drafting of such a policy without interacting with villagers at the local level.
Finally, Editors Guild of India speaks up for Patricia Mukhim!
Mukhim had resigned from the EGI, citing its silence on her case, accusing it of defending 'celebrity editors/anchors'
Will the new amendment to Kerala Police Act curb free speech?
The Government has come up with a provision in the act to curb instances of defamatory and insulting content on social media
CJP moves Ministry of I&B against Pushpendra Kulshreshtha’s hate speech
His blatant anti-Islamic speeches generate hateful and discriminatory content against Muslims in India
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