Freedom of Speech
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Court ruled Vishal Dadlani, Tehseen Poonawalla committed no offence – but fined them anyway
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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Democracy is decaying around the world, one law at a time
Chrystie Flournoy Swiney, The Conversation
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The Daily Fix: In Shillong Times case, court is stifling free speech instead of protecting it
Shoaib Daniyal
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By design and delusion, the project to radicalise Hindu India gains momentum
Samar Halarnkar
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As Aadhaar amendment Bill lapses, Indian policymakers should rethink the digital identity project
Naman Aggarwal Raman Jit Singh Chima
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India to Africa, internet shutdowns are becoming increasingly common – even though they rarely work
George Ogola, The Conversation
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Naseeruddin Shah in Amnesty video: ‘Walls of hate being built over faith, law replaced by darkness’
Scroll Staff
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Your Morning Fix: Why a Manipuri journalist is jailed for a year, without trial, for a Facebook post
Scroll Staff
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Manipur journalist arrested under National Security Act for Facebook post against Modi, BJP
Arunabh Saikia
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In Bangladesh, TV talk shows are the latest scene of the ruling Awami League’s war on dissent
Faisal Mahmud
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From Anil Ambani to Jay Shah, why do India’s rich and powerful go to Ahmedabad to sue their critics?
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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‘We’ll defeat saffron agenda’: Why Kerala central university students and teachers are up in arms
TA Ameerudheen
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The BJP’s increasing authoritarianism may be eroding the support it enjoyed in 2014
Meenakshi Ganguly
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‘Requiem for Gauri Lankesh’: This song pays tribute to the murdered journalist and activist
Scroll Staff
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From ‘tukde tukde gang’ to ‘urban Naxal’: How media trials enable the government to stifle dissent
Shoaib Daniyal
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Tamil Nadu filmmaker battles police case for documentary on plight of Cyclone Ockhi survivors
S Senthalir
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‘Only place for one NGO in India – RSS’: Rahul Gandhi reacts to police raids, arrests of activists
Scroll Staff
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Your Morning Fix: Why Punjab's proposed 'sacrilege law' is a blow to freedom of expression
Scroll Staff
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Your Morning Fix, Special Edition: What has India’s tryst with the idea of free speech been like?
Scroll Staff
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Writers’ festivals aren’t an imaginary republic of letters. They are political arenas
Leigh Boucher, The Conversation