Free Speech
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Law panel’s support for sedition statute echoes colonial past instead of scripting democratic future
Faisal CK
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‘Incompatible with democracy’: Why a Pakistani court has struck down its colonial sedition law
Umang Poddar
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Why does Karnataka see so many gag orders against the media?
Umang Poddar
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How do you curb disinformation while promoting free speech? Pakistan’s case shows it’s not easy
Amber Rahim Shamsi, Dawn.com
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How gag orders by courts in defamation cases are stifling criticism against BJP leaders
Umang Poddar
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How the law is being misused to stop Indians from criticising politicians
Umang Poddar
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Zubair’s bail is a bright spot – but India’s judiciary needs to do much more to protect journalists
Shoaib Daniyal
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Are YouTubers now as important as TV journalists in shaping Indian politics?
Umang Poddar
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Opinion: Bangladesh’s media must make itself relevant again to strengthen the country’s democracy
Meer Ahsan Habib, Dhaka Tribune
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Marathi actor sent to police custody till May 18 for social media post about Sharad Pawar
Scroll Staff
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If Elon Musk has his way, we’ll end up with less free speech on Twitter, not more
Jaigris Hodson, The Conversation
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Twitter should upset far-Right and far-Left equally for political neutrality, says Elon Musk
Scroll Staff
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Elon Musk explains what he means by ‘free speech’ after Twitter takeover
Scroll Staff
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View from ‘Dawn’: Imran Khan’s ‘black law’ to stifle the media has mercifully been abandoned
Dawn.com
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TIFR withdraws notice asking staff not to post ‘anti-government’ content on social media
Scroll Staff
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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research says notice about ‘anti-government’ posts was misinterpreted
Scroll Staff
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Aruna Roy interview: ‘Free speech is the most important right eroded over the past seven years’
Sneha Philip Smarinita Shetty
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By arresting Kalicharan for ‘insulting Gandhi’, we encourage the uncritical veneration of our icons
Sanjay Srivastava
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Tripura government has manipulated local media to prevent free expression, says Editors Guild report
Scroll Staff
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If Pakistan truly wants to become a democratic state, it will have to lose its dictatorial legacy
Usama Khilji, Dawn.com