Freedom of Speech

The bench where Justice Surya Kant was a part of, infamously remarked, “Her loose tongue has set the entire country on fire," and blamed Nupur Sharma for the crimes committed by Islamists.

Jyoti Malhotra, a senior journalist with Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint claims that the freedom of speech and dissent is being clamped down in BJP ruled states

Despite its esteemed reputation as an academic institution, Harvard University received a free speech ranking of 0.00 on a 100-point scale

On the 11th of August, Home Minister Amit Shah introduced 3 new bills to revamp the criminal justice system of India. These bills Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill will replace the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and the Indian Evidence Act respectively.

Kerala High Court said that reporting and publication of Court decisions and rulings form a crucial part of freedom of speech and expression.

The Indonesian Parliament is expected to enact a Draft Criminal Code that will penalize sex outside with up to a year in prison

Congress leaders have taken to Twitter to threaten ScoopWhoop with legal action over some old memes of Rahul Gandhi

While dismissing the petition filed by Mumtaz Mansoori to quash an FIR registered against him, the Allahabad High Court observed that "freedom of speech does not include hurling abuses"

Professor Anand Ranganathan tweeted that he supported Zubair against his arrest because he believes that 295A is a draconian law that has no place in a moral, just and civilised society.

Some PFI members asked the Republic TV crew to "stop reporting, and leave the locality, or bear the consequences."