Quran burning incidents in Sweden: When rhetoric of free speech morphs into inciting hate

The Quran burnings in Sweden and Denmark are not random but are part of a broader agenda of targeting Muslims being pushed by far-right European groups.

Armin Langer, The Conversation

· Sep 01, 2023 · 07:30 pm

India among 20 countries flagged by anti-censorship network for digital authoritarianism

A study by Global Voices Advox said that the Bharatiya Janata Party has long used social media to ‘troll religious and political minorities’.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 18, 2023 · 01:34 pm

IISc’s decision to cancel talk on UAPA against democratic values, say scientists and academicians

The discussion was to be led by activists Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita.

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· Jul 03, 2023 · 08:24 pm

Modi documentary screening: DU didn’t apply its mind in barring student from examinations, says HC

The Delhi University accused research scholar Lokesh Chugh of disturbing law and order inside the campus.

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· Apr 18, 2023 · 05:32 pm

Journalist Saurav Das mulls legal action as Twitter removes his posts on Amit Shah globally

The social media company’s actions on legal requests from the government are usually restricted to the territory within which the laws are applicable.

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· Apr 12, 2023 · 07:29 pm

Maharashtra: Rapper booked for ‘defamatory’ song about Shiv Sena gets interim protection from arrest

A sessions judge told the police not to arrest the rap artist, Raj Mungase, till April 25.

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· Apr 12, 2023 · 04:39 pm

Full text: Action against think tank CPR will hurt research in India, say international scholars

In an open letter, they urged the Union government to reconsider the suspension of the foreign funding licence of the Centre for Policy Research.

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· Mar 24, 2023 · 11:29 am

Court rejects plea seeking FIR against Rahul Gandhi’s Cambridge University speech

The Varanasi court held that the Congress MP’s statements did not violate the right to freedom of speech and expression.

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· Mar 23, 2023 · 08:33 pm

‘Anti-woke’ laws will make it illegal in two US states to teach about this Black musician

Graham Jackson used his musical talents to overcome racial barriers. But telling his story may not be legal under proposed laws restricting how race is taught.

David Cason, The Conservation

· Mar 03, 2023 · 11:30 pm

Narendra Modi’s election as PM reinforced India’s trend of declining academic freedom, says report

The attacks on academic freedom under the BJP-led government were possible due to the absence of a legal framework to protect it, found the study.

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· Mar 03, 2023 · 10:20 am

Bombay HC quashes FIRs against Congress worker for social media post against BJP’s Chandrakant Patil

The court also told the state government to pay Rs 25,000 to the Congress worker, Sandeep Kudale, for his ‘unjustified arrest’.

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· Feb 28, 2023 · 03:52 pm

Leena Manimekalai gets protection from coercive action in FIRs against ‘Kaali’ poster

The filmmaker has told the SC that the poster of her documentary showing the Hindu deity Kali smoking a cigarette was not meant to hurt religious sentiments.

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· Jan 20, 2023 · 01:49 pm