India’s prime minister seeks to create an unquestioning press, writes John Lloyd
Why I worry about India’s media
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India: Love, Simon release indefinitely delayed
Indians took to Twitter to express their frustration after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) pushed the release of the film Love Simon back indefinitely.
Indian sociologist accused of murder in case she says is retaliation for her work
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Two Indian social scientists are among 10 people charged with murder in Chhattisgarh, an Indian state wracked by...
Leading Nepal editor speaks out about independent media facing censorship in South Asia
After 29 years of circulation, Himal Southasian, which claims to be the only analytical and regional news magazine for South Asia, will cease to publish as of November 2016.
In conversation with Timothy Garton Ash: A blueprint for freer speech
The professor of European Studies at Oxford University talks to Index on Censorship about his new book Free Speech: Ten Principles for a Connected World
Underground music around the world playlist
In some countries, there have been flourishing underground music scenes sprouting up in the last few years, despite a continuing trend of censorship of the arts and governmental suppression
Protest around the world
As demonstrations against corruption and the failure to provide basic services sweep Lebanon, we look at how authorities deal with mass protests around the world.
Harsh Ghildiyal: Defamation is not a crime
Index on Censorship youth advisory board member Harsh Ghildiyal explains why he thinks India’s criminal defamation laws are not reasonable
Padraig Reidy: Women are denied the right to exist in public space — even in death
Whether openly hateful or couched in “protective” metaphor, the message to women is always clear: public interaction is for men, and at best, you are here by our permission
Free speech in India: Uptick in defamation, attacks on media cause for concern
The state of free speech in India remains a cause for concern judging by the rise in recorded attacks on the media and the increasing use of defamation suits — the most marked trends in 2014.