Tag: freedom of expression

3 journalists among 5 arrested for ‘defamatory’ post on Yogi Adityanath; police action sparks outrage

The Editor's Guild has termed the police action as 'high-handed, arbitrary and authoritarian misuse of laws'.

June 10, 2019

Freedom’s fault lines

The detention of a Manipuri journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem under the National Security Act has uncovered fissures within the media while revealing the dictatorial mindset of the state's rulers

January 7, 2019

Nepal’s clampdown on Press freedoms

Nepal’s government has become more highhanded with regard to freedom of expression and press freedom. It ignored the amendment to the criminal code and its procedures. The code’s provisions relating to national security, social security, law and order, hate speech, blasphemy, obscenity and pornography and social harmony, press freedom and freedom of expression (FOE) are …

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October 19, 2018

Thailand lags ‘because of junta role’ in social media

While many Asian countries have discussed the “post-truth” political phenomenon in the social media era, Thailand appears to be a few steps behind as it struggles with freedom of expression in an undemocratic atmosphere, a symposium heard on Friday. “The reason why Thais are among the highest social media users is because we have nowhere …

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March 19, 2018

Controversy over ‘Padmavati’ absurd, says Shashi Tharoor

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today said the controversy surrounding Hindi film “Padmavati” was “totally absurd”. Participating in an open forum on ‘Freedom of Expression’ during the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) here, Tharoor said nobody should have the right to say what should go on in a movie or a book. “The whole controversy …

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December 11, 2017

Need to respect freedom of expression: Vidya on Gurmehar

Actress Vidya Balan says she doesn't want to add anything more to what is already happening with Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur but feels one must respect others' freedom of expression. Lady Sri Ram Ram College student Gurmehar Kaur, daughter of Kargil martyr Captain Mandeep Singh, had launched a viral social media campaign against Akhil …

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March 1, 2017