Free Speech Curbs

You put him behind bars as soon as he was released: SC reprimands Tamil Nadu for detaining YouTuber

Savukku Shankar was detained the same day he was granted bail on August 12, three days after the Madras High Court quashed his detention.

Scroll Staff
· Aug 24, 2024 · 02:00 pm
Supreme Court tells Tamil Nadu Police not to take coercive action against YouTuber Savukku Shankar

Shankar was first arrested for making derogatory remarks about women police personnel, even as he claimed he was targeted for speaking out about corruption.

Scroll Staff
· Aug 15, 2024 · 10:13 am
India saw 134 instances of free speech violations this year: Report

Thirty-four journalists have been attacked in the country since January, according to the report by the Free Speech Collective.

Scroll Staff
· May 01, 2024 · 06:00 pm

‘What kind of Hindus are you?’ Mob asks arrested Assam lecturer’s family on not having idols at home

Souradeep Sengupta’s family members said the mob had forced their way into their home while shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans.

Scroll Staff
· Mar 01, 2020 · 02:10 pm
Pakistan’s pluralist digital space is under threat as the government goes after dissidents

Since May, an official crackdown has led to the arrest of hundreds of activists, politicians and critics under a new cyber crime law.

Matthew Marcus
· Aug 06, 2017 · 12:30 pm
Not only Modi and Manmohan, even Nehru and Patel didn’t want free speech for India

The Supreme Court upheld free expression by striking down Section 66A but our political culture of gagging speech goes back, sadly, to our founding fathers.

Shoaib Daniyal
· Mar 24, 2015 · 04:30 pm

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Free Speech Curbs

You put him behind bars as soon as he was released: SC reprimands Tamil Nadu for detaining YouTuber

Savukku Shankar was detained the same day he was granted bail on August 12, three days after the Madras High Court quashed his detention.

Scroll Staff · Aug 24, 2024 · 02:00 pm

Supreme Court tells Tamil Nadu Police not to take coercive action against YouTuber Savukku Shankar

Shankar was first arrested for making derogatory remarks about women police personnel, even as he claimed he was targeted for speaking out about corruption.

Scroll Staff · Aug 15, 2024 · 10:13 am

India saw 134 instances of free speech violations this year: Report

Thirty-four journalists have been attacked in the country since January, according to the report by the Free Speech Collective.

Scroll Staff · May 01, 2024 · 06:00 pm

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