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Many media outlets and intellectuals are raising concerns about the freedom of the press today. Let us examine how this freedom of expression was

Freedom of the press is not explicitly mentioned in article 19(1) (a) of the Constitution. In the Constituent Assembly debates, it was made clear by Dr.

While it is to be seen whether the Lahore High Court judgment is upheld by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, it will be a closely watched case even in India thanks to the similarity between our laws

With the expansion and usage of the internet through OTT platforms, regulations and laws became necessary to maintain the coherence of the digital social platform in Bangladesh. But digital laws like the ICT Act, the DSA, and the draft DPA are causing more harm than good, with their repressive and harassing nature.

Sedition laws sit at the crossroads of politics and society, and law and justice. The political nature of this “offence against the state” tests the limits of free speech a citizen can rightfully enjoy. India’s polity has changed since 1870, when Sedition was added as an offence under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) to govern restive subjects of the British Crown. This stifling legislation, conceived as a colonial tool to incarcerate freedom fighters, continues to be quickly invoked by free India’s elected rulers against dissenting citizens, deeply damaging the country’s ...