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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...
Allahabad HC grants The Wire journalists protection from arrest
Reprieve for Siddharth Varadarajan and Ismat Ara in case pertaining to reportage on the death of a protester during the Republic Day tractor protest in New Delhi
Hate bandwagon prospers under Narsinghanand’s patronage
The video that has been taken down by Facebook was a live video where followers of Yati Narsinghanand can be seen verbally abusing Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Shaheen Bagh protesters and Muslims in general
Hate Watch: Actor Sara Ali Khan trolled for visit Kedarnath temple
The trolls bore both, Muslim and Hindu names and went at Khan with all kinds of vile comments
Dainik Jagran fails to get injunction against Alt News
An Alt News article had alleged that Dainik Jagran had undermined Covid-19 deaths by claiming that mass burials were quite common at the Shringverpur ghat; the court said one cannot stifle freedom of speech
What Adityanath can do, Kejriwal can replicate faster
Delhi CM recreates Ayodhya temple for ‘official puja’
37-year-long mockery of searching for the killers of 1984 Sikh massacre
A deep dive into how various governments and political parties failed the people of India in getting justice for one of the worst instances of communal violence in the country
UP: Siddharthnagar SC students waiting for a functional hostel for 11 years!
UP govt’s long delays in building SC girls hostel render funds of Rs. 4.45 crore wasted; CAG report deems only one out of the sanctioned seven SC hostels as functional with the aid of neighbouring school
News media to be liable for third party comments on social media posts: Australia HC
The court held that since the publisher was facilitating the comments by publishing a post, it will be held liable for such comments
Sabyasachi divorces bikini-clad mangalsutra advt after legal action threatened
Designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee’s response to BJP politician’s warning of legal action, online hate, was to drop the advertisement of his version of the mangalsutra.
Challenges of ‘hyper-nationalism’ highlighted in Vatican’s Diwali message
Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue’s Diwali message was on the theme - “Christians and Hindus: Together bringing light into people’s lives in times of despair”
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From Campaign Trail to Communal Provocation: CJP files complaint against Bandi Sanjay Kumar for divisive campaigning in Hyderabad by-election
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