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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

The cat that won’t be belled

Media organisations line up to defend Rahul Kulkarni, but no such spirited defence of journalists with dissenting voices

After news channel announces death of Delhi RWA President, he tweets saying he’s alive

Major Ranjit Singh of the Defence Colony Resident Welfare Association asked the journalist to apologize for spreading misinformation

3,500 jurists, writers and artists slam FIR against The Wire editor

Siddharth Varadarajan had come in the UP government's crosshairs after a report on how CM Adityanath attended a religious ceremony amidst the Corona crisis

Irresponsible reportage, false hope spark migrant protest in Bandra

Here’s how and why migrants gathered at Bandra, and how the subsequent reportage had subtle communal undertones

Reading Dr. Ambedkar’s Who Were The Shudras

The Spirit of History, The Spirit of Justice, The Spirit of Generosity

Defend freedom of expression and respect individuals to build Fraternity

Image Courtesy: countercurrents.orgToday India proudly celebrates the 129th birth anniversary...

101 years since Jallianwala Bagh: Hard earned Democracy

As we pay tribute to the martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh, it is important to remember the series of events that culminated in this tragedy, and the chain reaction that was set off as a result afterwards, leading India steadily on the path of freedom and democracy.

Is the charge of criminal conspiracy against Tablighi members justified?

The charges invoked in the FIR filed against the Maulana and other members of Tablighi Jamaat are examined here

Why is the UP government targeting journalists?

DUJ stands by Siddharth Varadrajan, says asking him to travel amidst the lockdown is nothing short of harassment

Withdraw FIR against Wire Editor: DUJ

The Delhi Union of Journalists condemns the U.P. Government’s...

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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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