“I joined the services believing I can give voice to others, but here I am unable to use my own voice,” wrote Kannan Gopinathan.
Tag: freedom of expression
Freedom of Speech: A History From The Forbidden Fruit To Facebook
Freedom of speech, to be meaningful, depends on the ability of people of differing opinions to state their opinions without fear that, by doing so, they will be jeopardising their own and loved ones’ well-being.
Twitter Campaign by Pakistani Ruling Party Warns Media Against Anti-state Criticism
A series of tweets asked journalists to “Be responsible”
‘Is Liberty Not a Fundamental Value in Our Democracy?’: 56 Retd Civil Servants Condemn Raids Against Anand Grover, Indira Jaising; FIR Against Assam Poets
“We find it intensely worrying that there are crude and ham-handed attempts to intimidate such voices into silence, using the institutions of state authority.”
Chhattisgarh: Journalist Held for ‘False’ News Over Electricity Supply
A day earlier, another man was arrested on sedition charges over his social media post about power cuts in the state.
Uttar Pradesh: Govt Railway Police Personnel Assault, Lock Up Journalist; Allegedly Force Him to Drink Urine
Videos of the attack went viral on social media.
Uttar Pradesh: Third Journalist of Nation Live Arrested For Allegedly ‘Defamatory’ Content Against CM Adityanath
Nation Live editor Anshul Kaushik was arrested Monday night on the same charges as the channel head Ishika Singh and editor Anuj Shukla.
Singapore Parliament Approves ‘Anti-Fake News’ Law — Will This Curtail Free Speech?
The law allows government ministers to decide what is “false”.
A Weird Election Campaign In India
Hate speech makes a minority cower even as a vast section of the majority is made to feel insecure and besieged.
Facebook Posts Trigger More Arrests in Bangladesh, Worrying Netizens
The Digital Security Act criminalizes various types of online speech.
‘Freedom Of The Press, If It Means Anything At All, Means The Freedom To Criticise And Oppose’: 10 Quotes To Remember on World Press Freedom Day
“Democracies succeed or fail based on their journalism.”