Tag: free speech
The unchecked attacks on RTI activists reveal India’s democracy’s decline
The unbridled systematic attacks on RTI activists is not just jeopardising their lives but also threatening India’s democracy and freedom
Neutralise critics, control the narrative: Modi’s PR strategy when India battled COVID-19
When India was reeling under the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment and conflict with China, the Modi regime was planning to muzzle the press.
BJP’s attack on journalists continues unabated as India skids press freedom index
Any attack on journalists is a threat to the functioning of a democracy. But in Modi’s India, attacking and imprisoning journalists is a norm.
Arrest warrant for Paranjoy Guha Thakurta’s articles on Adani shows India’s shabby press freedom
The row over Paranjoy Guha Thakurta’s articles on Adani Group continues as a Gujarat court issued an arrest warrant against him recently.
Despising freedom while celebrating Independence Day is quintessential of Hindutva fascism
While the RSS and Modi strongly despise the term freedom, they loudly celebrate India’s Independence Day for which none of their own sacrificed their lives.
Indira Jaising, Anand Grover and Lawyers Collective are Modi’s new punching bags
The CBI raids conducted against prominent lawyers and activists Indira Jaising and Anand Grover indicates that the Modi regime wants to gag their activism.
Hindutva intensifies assaults on liberty under Modi’s watch
Hindutva groups target critical voices through social media and threats
