Topic: Freedom of speech
Students raise concern over breach of academic freedom in TISS Mumbai
Students’ union of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai on Wednesday released a statement highlighting the suppression of students' freedoms on the campus.
FIR against magazine editor for criticising Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan on Facebook
Kozhikode city kasaba police station has filed a case against the editor of ‘Maruvaakku’, a Malayalam monthly.
An FIR was filed against editor and senior...
Nobel Peace Prize for journalists reminds freedom of the press is under threat
Kathy Kiely, University of Missouri-Columbia
Thirty-two years ago next month, I was in Germany reporting on the fall of the Berlin Wall, an event then...
Rise in govt curb on journalists’ content, India tops the list: Twitter report
In a biannual transparency report published on Wednesday, Social media giant, Twitter, revealed that the second half of 2020 was marked by a surge in government demands to delete information shared by reporters and news publishers.
‘Right to laugh’ Indian diaspora to host comic event in solidarity with Faruqui
A joint initiative of the worldwide Indian diaspora on Tuesday announced that a gathering of South Asian American professional comics will play out a virtual parody show on February 6 to show their fortitude with imprisoned Indian comedian Munawar Faruqui.