'Violated Principles of Natural Justice': Caravan Files Petition Against Govt Order On Army Story

In its petition, The Caravan has underlined that the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting's order asking the magazine to take down its article on allegations of torture and murder against the Indian Army also violated the fundamental right to free speech and expression and the freedom of the press.

#TheCaravan #kashmir #IndianArmy #torture #UnionGovt #IBMinistry #PressFreedom #FreeSpeech #censorship #ITAct #ITRules #IndianArmedForces #journalism #media #india

https://thewire.in/media/violated-principles-of-natural-justice-caravan-files-petition-against-govt-order-on-army-story

The chilling effects of #censorship by an #authoritarian regime in #India on #SocialMedia 😰:

“How India Tamed Twitter And Set A Global Standard For Online Censorship” [2023], The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/08/india-twitter-online-censorship/).

#Twitter #ITAct #69A #NaMo #Fascism #FreedomOfSpeech

Press Club of India, rights groups criticise I&B ministry’s article take down order to ‘The Caravan’

The article was about civilian deaths in Jammu and Kashmir allegedly in Army custody.

#PressClubOfIndia #TheCaravan #kashmir #IndianArmy #torture #UnionGovt #IBMinistry #PressFreedom #censorship #ITAct #ITRules #IndianArmedForces #journalism #media #india

https://scroll.in/latest/1063720/press-club-of-india-rights-groups-criticise-i-b-ministrys-article-take-down-order-to-the-caravan

Union Govt Uses IT Act to Attack Press Freedom, Asks Caravan to Take Down Report

The magazine was told that if it fails to take down an article on the Poonch killings from its website within 24 hours, the entire website would be taken down. Caravan has said it will be challenging the order.

#TheCaravan #kashmir #IndianArmy #torture #UnionGovt #PressFreedom #censorship #ITAct #ITRules #IndianArmedForces #journalism #media #india

https://thewire.in/media/union-govt-uses-it-act-to-attack-press-freedom-asks-caravan-to-take-down-report

FIR in Manipur against Editors Guild for report on media coverage of conflict

The police have invoked Section 66A of the Information and Technology Act, despite the provision having been struck down by the Supreme Court in 2015.

https://scroll.in/latest/1055363/fir-in-manipur-against-editors-guild-for-report-on-media-coverage-of-conflict

#manipur #ManipurPolice #EditorsGuildOfIndia #ITAct #section66a #SupremeCourt #PressFreedom #ManipurViolence #media #meiteis #kukis #BJP #india

India Has Killed Off the Remains of Kashmir’s Free Press

No one is willing to utter a word about the government attacks on journalists, a Kashmiri reporter says. “It’s as if we don’t exist.”

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/india-kashmir-walla-free-press/

#kashmir #PressFreedom #TheKashmirWalla #UAPA #ITAct #SIA #censorship #journalism #DraconianLaws #article370abrogation #HumanRights #india

Kept GN Saibaba in Jail, Made UAPA Harder: What Justice MR Shah Did in SC

On the day after Justice MR Shah's retirement, we reflect upon his time as a Supreme Court judge.

#JusticeMRShah #UAPA #GNSaibaba #SanjivBhatt #NarendraModi #ITAct #SupremeCourt #IndianJudiciary #justice #law #india

https://www.thequint.com/news/law/gn-saiba-uapa-supreme-court-justice-mr-shah-retirement-legacy-analysis

India first democracy to ban encrypted messaging apps on massive scale

Only days before Press Freedom Day, India banned apps for secure communication because of "terrorists" use.

#india #censorship #privacy #messaging #E2EE #P2P #briar #threema #element #wickrme #technology #democracy #PressFreedom #HumanRights #ITAct

https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/apps-banned-india

Тим часом в Індії уряд масово блокує сайти
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RT @SFLCin
#DidYouKnow
The biggest share of website blocking is done under section 69A of the IT Act.
The number of websites blocked stands at 26,447
which is 47.5 percent of the total blocked websites in #India.
https://sflc.in/finding-404-report-website-blocking-india
#Blocked #website #ITAct #FreeSpeech #WebsiteBlocking
https://twitter.com/SFLCin/status/1614246058514870273

'Will Continue My Fight': Siddique Kappan Walks Out of Jail After Over Two Years

The journalist's time in jail – especially as he sought life-saving treatment during the pandemic – had invoked stern statements from journalists' bodies and rights organisations the world over.

#SiddiqueKappan #HathrasRape #UttarPradesh #BJP #PressFreedom #HumanRights #hathras #UAPA #sedition #ITAct #dissent #india

https://thewire.in/law/will-continue-my-fight-siddique-kappan-walks-out-of-jail-after-over-two-years

SC asks CBI why it wants Teesta Setalvad, her husband back in custody after seven years of bail

The court was hearing a batch of pleas related to three FIRs against the couple on allegations that they embezzled funds raised for Gujarat riot victims.

#TeestaSetalvad #JavedAnand #CBI #GujaratPolice #SupremeCourt #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #GulbergSociety #ITAct #CJP #SabrangTrust #activism #fascism #hindutva #india

https://scroll.in/latest/1042608/sc-asks-cbi-why-it-wants-teesta-setalvad-her-husband-back-in-custody-after-seven-years-of-bail

What’s really behind Jammu and Kashmir’s new Family ID?

Kashmiris fear the scheme is another tool for surveillance and collective punishment by the Indian state.

#kashmir #FamilyID #aadhar #identification #surveillance #militarisation #HumanRights #article370abrogation #privacy #DataProtection #ITAct #IFF #india

https://www.himalmag.com/behind-jammu-and-kashmir-new-family-id-surveillance/

Over 55,000 Websites Blocked Since January 2015, Most to 'Protect Indian State': Report

One of the reasons most often cited for the blocking of websites is the ‘protection of the Indian state,’ a recently released report notes. The report found that between January 2015 and June 2022, roughly 55,580 websites, YouTube channels, URLs, applications, etc. have been blocked.

#InternetFreedom #InternetCenorship #SFLC #ITAct #MEITY #MIB #NationalSecurity #india #UnionGovt

https://thewire.in/tech/over-55000-websites-blocked-since-january-2015-most-to-protect-indian-state-report

So, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology blocks http://t.me links under IT Act, 2000. But telegram is fine. What gives, GoI ?
#GovernmentOfIndia #ITAct #MoEIT

ஜனநாயகம் உயிர் வாழ உண்மையின் குரல் ஓங்கட்டும்!

https://bit.ly/3kktfhe

#CAA #ModiDisasterForIndia #UAPA #NIA #ITAct #ModiGovt

புதிய தகவல் தொழில்நுட்ப சட்டத்தை எதிர்த்து இந்தியாவின் மிகப்பெரிய செய்தி நிறுவனம் பிடிஐ வழக்கு... #PTI #ITAct #FreedomOfSpeech #BJPDestroyedDemocracy

புதிய தகவல் தொழில்நுட்ப சட்டத்தை எதிர்த்து இந்தியாவின் மிகப்பெரிய செய்தி நிறுவனம் பிடிஐ வழக்கு... #PTI #ITAct #FreedomOfSpeech #BJPDestroyedDemocracy

புதிய தகவல் தொழில்நுட்ப சட்டத்தை எதிர்த்து இந்தியாவின் மிகப்பெரிய செய்தி நிறுவனம் பிடிஐ வழக்கு... #PTI #ITAct #FreedomOfSpeech #BJPDestroyedDemocracy

https://malayalam.asiavillenews.com/article/explained-why-wikipedia-says-new-it-guidelines-disrupt-their-model-26169 ലോകത്തെ ഏറ്റവും പ്രമുഖ സൗജന്യ വിജ്ഞാന സേവന ദാതാക്കളായ വിക്കിപീഡിയ കേന്ദ്രസര്‍ക്കാരിന്റെ നിര്‍ദിഷ്ട മാര്‍ഗനിര്‍ദേശങ്ങളോട് ശക്തമായി എതിര്‍പ്പ് അറിയിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു എന്നതാണ് ശ്രദ്ധേയം.
#ITAct #wikipedia