The spectre of hurt religious sentiments: On the courage and necessity of Salman Rushdie

He has warned us repeatedly of the dangers of exempting religion from sceptical inquiry, critique or satire, out of fear of offending believers.

Rohit Chopra

· Aug 13, 2022 · 01:55 pm

Why we should cancel the ‘cancel culture’

We cannot move forward together if we speak separately and alone.

Dino Sossi, The Conversation

· Jul 24, 2021 · 11:30 pm

How the pandemic has allowed governments to step up efforts to police their citizens’ thoughts

Worldwide, the cult of intolerance is growing, with the powerful seeking to silence those they disagree with.

Salil Tripathi

· Jul 08, 2021 · 09:00 am

Why is the Indian government at war with Twitter?

The platform’s reach in India is small. But it is critical for political communication. Not surprisingly, the government wants to control it.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Jul 08, 2021 · 06:30 am

Delhi: Rights event disrupted by protestors after venue officials say it’s against national interest

Activist Kavita Krishnan said it was ‘appalling that leading rights defenders cannot hold a meeting in Delhi without such obstruction’.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 01, 2019 · 05:30 pm

Kangana Ranaut’s legal notice to journalists’ groups is an intimidation tactic without substance

The most absurd of the charges is the suggestion that the call for a conditional boycott of the actor amounts to criminal intimidation and extortion.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Jul 15, 2019 · 09:10 pm

‘The dream we had all agreed to dream’ has been jolted: Ten years of ‘Offence: The Hindu Case’

I said that the forces of Hindutva would make India look like Nazi Germany or Talibanist Afghanistan. The saffron brigade is doing its best to prove me right.

Salil Tripathi

· Jun 29, 2019 · 05:45 pm

‘They laugh at me because I look funny’: What life is like for people who cannot smile

Smiling is one of the fundamental ways people communicate.

Neil Steinberg, Mosaic

· Jun 17, 2018 · 02:30 pm

A TN man was arrested for posting abusive remarks about Modi in Facebook chat. Is this justified?

The engineer was charged under the Information Technology Act for publishing material that contains a sexually explicit act.

Vinita Govindarajan

· Nov 01, 2017 · 02:02 pm

Crushing the intellect: Pakistan’s war on free speech in the social media era

Facebook has agreed to remove 85% of content to respect Pakistan's crusade against 'blasphemy', paving the way to a new era of censorship on freedom of thought.

Altaf Khan, The Conversation

· Apr 14, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Full text: 'Sing on Nahid, sing on Suhana,' says Muslim group against 'blinkered brand of Islam'

'The maulanas of Assam and the 'Mangalore Muslims' present before others the unpleasant picture of bigoted Muslims and an intolerant Islam.'

Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy

· Mar 15, 2017 · 07:30 pm

The ‘fatwa’ against Assam singer Nahid Afrin that never was

While there was a pamphlet campaign to shut down the event at which the 16-year-old was to perform, a top Assam cleric says there is no fatwa against it.

Arunabh Saikia

· Mar 15, 2017 · 02:21 pm