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India enters the sousveillance age

India enters the sousveillance age

Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi’s erstwhile chief minister, gained popularity among ordinary citizens because of his tough anti-corruption stand. His antics and strategies to grab media attention didn’t disappoint either. Mahima Kaul reports

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Turkey: Censorship laws don’t sell themselves

Turkey: Censorship laws don’t sell themselves

Over the past few weeks, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey has deployed a curated mix of paid-for advertising, op-eds in pro-government newspapers, tweets and off-the-cuff press statements to justify their curbs on internet freedom. Alastair Sloan reports

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Index Young Writers / Artists Programme

Index Young Writers / Artists Programme

Under 25? Passionate about free expression? Index is looking for contributors under the age of 25 who want to explore free expression issues. Help us map the shifting boundaries of free speech in the digital age. We're looking for videos, gifs,...

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India’s courts caught in pornophobia

India’s courts caught in pornophobia

The Indian Supreme Court’s observations while hearing a petition in which online pornography is blamed for of the “epidemic” of rape and sexual violence is redolent of the pornophobia which had gripped the puritanical English legal system in the Victorian era, writes Saurav Datta

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