Freedom of Expression

ThePrint ‘journalist’ Jyoti Malhotra claims people in non-BJP states can walk and talk freely vis à vis a BJP-ruled state: Here is how she’s lying blatantly

Jyoti Malhotra, a senior journalist with Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint claims that the freedom of speech and dissent is being clamped down in BJP ruled states

Harvard University, often praised by Indian leftists and liberals, sinks to the bottom of the free speech ranking list in a recent survey: Details

Despite its esteemed reputation as an academic institution, Harvard University received a free speech ranking of 0.00 on a 100-point scale

Why Section 195 of Draft Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita needs relook: A ‘religiously neutral provision’ that may end up criminalising criticism of Muslim separatism

On the 11th of August, Home Minister Amit Shah introduced 3 new bills to revamp the criminal justice system of India. These bills Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita…

Congress spokesperson wants to curb the freedom of expression of Indian citizens to avoid upsetting Barack Obama

In a visibly angry tweet, Shrinate questioned if the Ministers of the Modi government "realised the repercussions" of the diatribe against "President Obama".

‘Creative freedom is a tradition, but religious sentiments should not be hurt’: RSS on Kali poster row

Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh of RSS Sunil Ambekar talked about various current issues in his interaction with the media.

Loosely written QR Codes are single-handedly responsible for what’s happening in Pakistan

Protests have erupted in Pakistan over allegedly blasphemous QR codes used by Samsung. Earlier, Pepsi was accused of blasphemy.

SC Judges end up emboldening Islamists, conducts a witch trial blaming Nupur Sharma’s ‘loose tongue’ for Hindu man’s beheading by Islamic fanatics

The SC has not stopped at just blaming one woman for violence and murder committed by religious fanatics in the name of Islam, it has also refused to grant any…

Of Free Speech and 295A: Why I partially agree and wholly disagree with the arguments of Prof Anand Ranganathan

Professor Anand Ranganathan tweeted that he supported Zubair against his arrest because he believes that 295A is a draconian law that has no place in a moral, just and civilised…

Maharashtra: 26-year-old assaulted for sharing Whatsapp story in support of Nupur Sharma, Nisar, Nouhid, Wasim, Altaf Shaikh, six others booked

Narendra Sriram on June 11 had changed his Whatsapp status story to support Nupur Sharma. Some of his Whatsapp friends responded furiously to the story and abused him for extending…