Freedom of Speech: A History From The Forbidden Fruit To Facebook

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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.

Lack of Diverse Media Ownership Leads to Censorship in Pakistan Says New Report

A spectrum of the findings of the collaborative research study, the Media Ownership Monitor (MOM) Pakistan . Screenshot from the MOM Website.

Prime Minister Khan has dismissed the ongoing censorship accusations as a “joke”.

China’s Censored Histories: The Evolving Blacklist on Tiananmen Massacre

In Hong Kong, tens of thousands commemorated the June 4 massacre with candle lights. In mainland China, when the word ‘candle’ in Chinese was published on Weibo at midnight on June 4 2019, it was removed by the platform two hours later. Remix image with screen capture from Weiboscope.

Censorship of references to the massacre by platforms is pervasive.

Journalist Prashant Kanojia Released On Bail

The journalist who was unconstitutionally arrested says he has complete faith in the Constitution of India.

Journalist Prashant Kanojia Granted Bail by Supreme Court A Day After Journalists Protest Unconstitutional Arrest

Protest March against the illegal arrest of journalist Prashant Kanojia.

Protests marches may be effective but one has to ask why they take place only for Delhi-based journalists and activists.

Uttar Pradesh CM Behaving Foolishly: Rahul Gandhi on Arrest of Prashant Kanojia, Two Others

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Gandhi also claimed that if every journalist who files a false report or peddles fake, vicious RSS/BJP sponsored propaganda about him is put in jail, most newspapers or news channels would face a severe staff shortage.

SC Grants Bail to Journalist Prashant Kanojia, Says Right to Liberty Non-negotiable

A vacation bench, comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and Ajay Rastogi, granting bail does not mean that it approves of the journalist’s tweets or posts on social media.

Cops Seal Office Premises of Private TV News Channel in Noida After Arrest of Its Head and Editor

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“It was a fake and unauthorised channel, so there is sufficient ground for the action,” District Magistrate Brajesh Narain Singh.

Comments Against U.P. CM: SC to Hear Tuesday Plea Challenging Arrest of Journalist

The journalist’s wife Jageesha Arora has filed a habeas corpus (bring the person) petition challenging the arrest of Prashant Kanojia.

#FreePrashantNow: What Modi 2.0 Means For Press Freedom In India

Within a fortnight of PM Modi’s re-election, four journalists have been arrested and two others have been shot at.

Noida: TV Channel Head, Editor Arrested For Airing ‘Defamatory’ Content Against CM Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath

“This could have led to a possible law and order situation,” Senior Superintendent of Police, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Vaibhav Krishna said.

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