Law panel’s support for sedition statute echoes colonial past instead of scripting democratic future

Faisal CK

· Jun 25, 2023 · 09:00 am

‘Incompatible with democracy’: Why a Pakistani court has struck down its colonial sedition law

Umang Poddar

· Apr 23, 2023 · 09:00 am

Why does Karnataka see so many gag orders against the media?

Umang Poddar

· Apr 13, 2023 · 09:00 am

How do you curb disinformation while promoting free speech? Pakistan’s case shows it’s not easy

Amber Rahim Shamsi, Dawn.com

· Mar 18, 2023 · 07:30 pm

How gag orders by courts in defamation cases are stifling criticism against BJP leaders

Umang Poddar

· Oct 08, 2022 · 06:30 am

How the law is being misused to stop Indians from criticising politicians

Umang Poddar

· Jul 23, 2022 · 06:30 am

Zubair’s bail is a bright spot – but India’s judiciary needs to do much more to protect journalists

Shoaib Daniyal

· Jul 21, 2022 · 07:30 am

Are YouTubers now as important as TV journalists in shaping Indian politics?

Umang Poddar

· Jun 19, 2022 · 09:00 am

Opinion: Bangladesh’s media must make itself relevant again to strengthen the country’s democracy

Meer Ahsan Habib, Dhaka Tribune

· Jun 17, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Marathi actor sent to police custody till May 18 for social media post about Sharad Pawar

Scroll Staff

· May 15, 2022 · 05:20 pm

If Elon Musk has his way, we’ll end up with less free speech on Twitter, not more

Jaigris Hodson, The Conversation

· Apr 28, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Twitter should upset far-Right and far-Left equally for political neutrality, says Elon Musk

Scroll Staff

· Apr 28, 2022 · 11:52 am

Elon Musk explains what he means by ‘free speech’ after Twitter takeover

Scroll Staff

· Apr 27, 2022 · 02:50 pm

View from ‘Dawn’: Imran Khan’s ‘black law’ to stifle the media has mercifully been abandoned

Dawn.com

· Apr 24, 2022 · 07:30 pm

TIFR withdraws notice asking staff not to post ‘anti-government’ content on social media

Scroll Staff

· Apr 19, 2022 · 12:21 pm

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research says notice about ‘anti-government’ posts was misinterpreted

Scroll Staff

· Apr 16, 2022 · 05:20 pm

Aruna Roy interview: ‘Free speech is the most important right eroded over the past seven years’

Sneha Philip Smarinita Shetty

· Jan 31, 2022 · 01:30 pm

By arresting Kalicharan for ‘insulting Gandhi’, we encourage the uncritical veneration of our icons

Sanjay Srivastava

· Jan 03, 2022 · 07:30 am

Tripura government has manipulated local media to prevent free expression, says Editors Guild report

Scroll Staff

· Dec 22, 2021 · 04:28 pm

If Pakistan truly wants to become a democratic state, it will have to lose its dictatorial legacy

Usama Khilji, Dawn.com

· Dec 04, 2021 · 07:30 pm