Mail Today, 25 November 2012
Downing shutters on the fear factory
by Ruchir Joshi
Dismantling Bal Thackeray’s legacy of fear will require concerted effort
A LOT OF TV and print reportage and commentary were generated last week. Despite the risk of repeating some of what others have said it might be useful to make a precis of, say, the five chief things we learned last week.
1. It’s possible
Showing posts with label Freedom of expression. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Freedom of expression. Show all posts
Monday, 25 November 2013
Sunday, 24 November 2013
UK: Universities should be the last place to ban free speech
Universities should be the last place to ban free speech
The censorship of an atheist bookstall at freshers' week is just another example of heavy-handed repression in our universities
by Nick Cohen
The Observer, 23 November 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/23/censorship-in-uk-universities
Thursday, 21 November 2013
India: Hindu Far Right Organisations Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal Oppose Concert by Pakistani Singer - set fire to posters in Ahmedabad
Indian Express
VHP members stir against Pak singer’s concert, detained
Express News Service : Ahmedabad, Thu Nov 21 2013
Ten members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal, who were protesting against Pakistani pop singer Atif Aslam's concert scheduled on November 23 in Ahmedabad, were detained on Wednesday. The Saffron activists torched posters of the the singer to protest against the
VHP members stir against Pak singer’s concert, detained
Express News Service : Ahmedabad, Thu Nov 21 2013
Ten members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal, who were protesting against Pakistani pop singer Atif Aslam's concert scheduled on November 23 in Ahmedabad, were detained on Wednesday. The Saffron activists torched posters of the the singer to protest against the
Thursday, 14 November 2013
India Court orders removal of word ‘Ram Leela’ from Bhansali’s film
http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/court-orders-removal-of-word-ram-leela-from-bhansalis-film/article5351373.ece?homepage=true
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
India: Journalist claims RSS, VHP threats after article on Sardar Patel
The Times of India
Journalist claims RSS, VHP threats after article on Sardar Patel
Raj Shekhar, TNN Nov 1, 2013, 08.18AM IST
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NEW DELHI: Journalist Vidya Subrahmaniam has filed a police complaint claiming that she has
Journalist claims RSS, VHP threats after article on Sardar Patel
Raj Shekhar, TNN Nov 1, 2013, 08.18AM IST
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NEW DELHI: Journalist Vidya Subrahmaniam has filed a police complaint claiming that she has
Saturday, 12 October 2013
India: on social media or TV, vigilantism rules | Bharat Bhushan
From Outlook Magazine | Oct 21, 2013
opinion
The 10 PM Soliloquies
At political fairgrounds, on social media or TV, vigilantism rules
by Bharat Bhushan
What is common between Ramdev, Anna Hazare, cyber warriors who attack any opinion different from theirs, retired Foreign Service officers and generals fulminating on security issues on television and the TV anchors who egg them on on behalf of
opinion
The 10 PM Soliloquies
At political fairgrounds, on social media or TV, vigilantism rules
by Bharat Bhushan
What is common between Ramdev, Anna Hazare, cyber warriors who attack any opinion different from theirs, retired Foreign Service officers and generals fulminating on security issues on television and the TV anchors who egg them on on behalf of
Friday, 11 October 2013
India: Police complaint against shooting for film P.K., thanks to the 'hurt religious sentiment' industry
Hindustan Times
FIR lodged against director, actors of Aamir Khan's P.K.
PTI
New Delhi, October 11, 2013
An FIR was lodged against Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, director Raj Kumar Hirani and other actors of the under-production film P.K. for allegedly hurting religious sentiments during the shooting of the film in Delhi's Chandni Chowk area.
The FIR was lodged after locals objected to a shooting
FIR lodged against director, actors of Aamir Khan's P.K.
PTI
New Delhi, October 11, 2013
An FIR was lodged against Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, director Raj Kumar Hirani and other actors of the under-production film P.K. for allegedly hurting religious sentiments during the shooting of the film in Delhi's Chandni Chowk area.
The FIR was lodged after locals objected to a shooting
Sunday, 6 October 2013
Critics of The Satanic Verses lost the battle but are winning the war, warns Dennis Hayes
From: Times Higher Education
Rushdie fatwa, 25 years on: fear casts long shadow
26 September 2013
Critics of The Satanic Verses lost the battle but are winning the war, warns Dennis Hayes
The new authoritarian culture demands that academics adopt a sentimental vision of a world where everyone is inoffensive and no beliefs conflict
It is now 25 years since the publication of The Satanic
Rushdie fatwa, 25 years on: fear casts long shadow
26 September 2013
Critics of The Satanic Verses lost the battle but are winning the war, warns Dennis Hayes
The new authoritarian culture demands that academics adopt a sentimental vision of a world where everyone is inoffensive and no beliefs conflict
It is now 25 years since the publication of The Satanic
Sunday, 29 September 2013
India: Artists perfom in Delhi against threat to democracy and protest against Modi
From: Zee News
Artists stage protest at Jantar Mantar against Narendra Modi
Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 23:15
New Delhi: Coinciding with Narendra Modi's rally in the city, a group of artists and activists on Sunday staged a protest against the BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate.
The Members of Act Now for Harmony And Democracy (ANHAD) and artistes under the banner of Artistes
Artists stage protest at Jantar Mantar against Narendra Modi
Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 23:15
New Delhi: Coinciding with Narendra Modi's rally in the city, a group of artists and activists on Sunday staged a protest against the BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate.
The Members of Act Now for Harmony And Democracy (ANHAD) and artistes under the banner of Artistes
Thursday, 19 September 2013
India - Karnataka: A novel way to curb free speech
The Hindu, September 20, 2013
A novel way to curb free speech
Bageshree S.
The arrest of Yogesh Master in Karnataka for allegedly insulting Hindu sentiments through his book deals another blow to the freedom of expression and creative literary interpretation
The Kannada novel Dhundi created history of sorts in Karnataka when, on August 29, its author was arrested on the charge of outraging
A novel way to curb free speech
Bageshree S.
The arrest of Yogesh Master in Karnataka for allegedly insulting Hindu sentiments through his book deals another blow to the freedom of expression and creative literary interpretation
The Kannada novel Dhundi created history of sorts in Karnataka when, on August 29, its author was arrested on the charge of outraging
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