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Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal stresses press freedom, welfare delivery
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Addressing the 17th Central Mid-Term Conference of the Assam Press Correspondents' Union (APCU) in Tinsukia, Sonowal said the press has a critical responsibility to safeguard freedom of expression and strengthen democratic values in a rapidly evolving information landscape.
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HRCP raises alarm over shrinking space for independent journalism in Pakis
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's Human Rights Commission and journalists' bodies have raised concern over a 13-month ban on government advertisements to the Dawn Media Group, calling it economic coercion, an attack on press freedom, and urging the government to restore free, independent and responsible journalism
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Nobel Committee condemns arrest of former Peace Prize laureate Narges Moha
Updated : 3 months ago IST
"The Norwegian Nobel Committee is deeply concerned by today's brutal arrest of Narges Mohammadi alongside a number of other activists. Ms. Mohammadi - the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate - is a staunch defender of human rights, freedom of expression and democratic participation in Iran," the
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Hrithik Roshan shares concerns on loss of "true voice" after Yami Gautam's
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The 'War 2' actor shared his concerns about the loss of freedom of expression.
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Akhilesh Yadav slams BJP over Sanchar Sathi app, says party keeping "vultu
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
"Those whose history itself has been one of spying, how can they possibly give up espionage? In the BJP government, the freedom of expression was already being snatched away; now, even the private conversations within homes, families, relatives, friendships, and businesses will come under
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"Freedom of expression can't be removed": Congress's Rashid Alvi hits back
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A day earlier, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju strongly countered the Congress party's allegations regarding curbs on free speech and suppressing the voice of political parties, accusing the opposition party of misusing the idea of freedom of expression for politics.
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"They want to separate Kashmir from India, cut off North East": Rijiju hit
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Sunday strongly countered the Congress party's allegations regarding curbs on free speech and suppressing the voice of political parties, accusing the opposition of misusing the idea of freedom of expression for politics.
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"Police are firing on the people, anti-corruption protests being suppresse
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Protests erupted outside Kathmandu Parliament against Nepal's ban on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, turning violent as police fired on demonstrators. Nine people died, and protestors vandalised the Parliament gate, with witnesses accusing authorities of indiscriminate firing and suppress
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Pakistan journalists, activists raise alarm over press freedom restriction
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Journalists and rights activists in Islamabad expressed concerns over growing restrictions on press freedom, comparing it to censorship under General Ziaul Haq. Tributes were paid to veteran journalists Nisar Osmani and CR Shamsi, while speakers urged unity to resist media curbs and uphold a
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Pak: Balochistan govt's prolonged restrictions seen as blow to fundamental
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The official order bans peaceful assemblies, sit-ins, rallies, and even gatherings of more than five people, while also criminalising the use of masks or mufflers in public. As highlighted by The Balochistan Post, the order strips people of their right to protest, curtails freedom of express
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"Is there freedom of expression..": Pallavi Joshi alleges 'The Bengal Fil
Updated : 7 months ago IST
" I absolutely did not like the way my film (trailer) was stopped. Is there freedom of expression in this state? As filmmakers and actors, we are not able to screen what we have made. What is the threat they are feeling? Such a thing did not happen even in Kashmir. Can we derive that the
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Govt reaffirms commitment to creative freedom, enforces OTT oversight via
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
In a written reply submitted in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that freedom of expression, including creative freedom, is protected under Article 19 of the Constitution. However, to address the negative effects of harmful content, the g
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