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The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked whether right to dress would also mean right to undress. The court asked this after a submission was made in the Karnataka Hijab case that right to freedom of expression under Article 19 of the Constitution includes choice of dress.

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Cabinet Secretary profiled a Muslim female journalist claiming she would be an Al-Shabaab by virtue of her dressing

“Filing complaints about defamation on news items are nothing but an attempt to shut up and stifle the reporters” the Nagpur Bench held while quashing defamation complaint against media owners.

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As many as 118 journalists were physically attacked in the first five months of this year, said Article 19 in a statement today (June 12, 2022).

The disruption has plunged the southwestern province into digital isolation, making it difficult for journalists to authenticate events on the ground and for activists to share footage and organise protests.

The legal question before the court was whether Exception 2 in Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code is against the Constitution

Utterances that drive a wedge between castes and communities can amount to hate speech, Justice L Nageswara Rao said.

The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently observed that citizens have a right to protest on an issue already pending adjudication before a constitutional court.