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Arbitrary Arrests for Comment on Bal Thackeray's Death
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by
Pranesh Prakash
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published
Nov 19, 2012
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last modified
Jan 02, 2013 03:42 AM
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filed under:
IPC,
IT Act,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Featured,
Facebook,
Censorship
Two girls have been arbitrarily and unlawfully arrested for making comments about the late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray's death. Pranesh Prakash explores the legal angles to the arrests.
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Blog
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Women Arrested in Mumbai for Complaining on Facebook
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 21, 2012
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filed under:
Social media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
For over 30 hours following the death of the Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray on Saturday, stores throughout Mumbai closed their shutters and taxis and autorickshaws stayed off the streets.
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Girls arrested for Facebook post on Thackeray get bail
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 19, 2012
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last modified
Nov 30, 2012 05:18 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
Two girls who were arrested for making a Facebook comment protesting the closure of shops in the wake of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray‘s death, have been released on bail bonds of Rs 15,000 each.
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India's Shame: World Reacts to FB Post Arrest
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 21, 2012
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last modified
Nov 30, 2012 05:51 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The arrest of 21 year old Shaheen Dhada for posting anti-Bal Thackeray comments has not only outraged Indians. The story has been picked up and reported across international media as well. Though they may not be aware of the complexities of Indian politics, the fact that young girls were arrested for an FB post has got them questioning the dwindling tolerance for the freedom of speech in India.
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Thousands go online against 66A
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Nov 30, 2012
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filed under:
Social Media,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Public Accountability,
Internet Governance,
Censorship,
Information Technology
An online petition aimed at amending section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act and re-examining internet laws has garnered 3,000 signatures since it began on Tuesday — two days before Kapil Sibal, telecom and IT minister, chairs a meeting with the cyber regulation advisory committee.
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ICANN 65 De-briefing Meeting
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by
Admin
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published
Jul 21, 2019
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
ICANN,
Internet Governance
The Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) organized an ICANN65 de-briefing meeting on July 16, 2019. Akriti Bopanna remotely presented on the Human Rights related developments that took place at the Marrakech meeting, over the course of the 4 days.
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News & Media
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FOEX Live: June 8-15, 2014
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by
Geetha Hariharan
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published
Jun 16, 2014
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last modified
Jun 16, 2014 10:22 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social Media,
FOEX Live,
Section 66A
A weekly selection of news on online freedom of expression and digital technology from across India (and some parts of the world). Please email relevant news/cases/incidents to geetha[at]cis-india.org.
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Blog
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Free Speech and Source Protection for Journalists
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by
Gautam Bhatia
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published
Jun 19, 2014
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last modified
Jun 19, 2014 08:10 PM
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filed under:
Checking Value,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Press Freedoms,
Journalistic Privilege,
Source Protection,
Chilling Effect,
Article 19(1)(a),
Journalistic Sources
Gautam Bhatia explores journalistic source protection from the perspective of the right to freedom of speech & expression. In this post, he articulates clearly the centrality of source protection to press freedoms, and surveys the differing legal standards in the US, Europe and India.
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Blog
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Free Speech and Surveillance
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by
Gautam Bhatia
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published
Jul 07, 2014
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filed under:
Netra,
Privacy,
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Surveillance,
Censorship,
Central Monitoring System,
Article 19(1)(a)
Gautam Bhatia examines the constitutionality of surveillance by the Indian state.
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Blog
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Reply to RTI Application on Blocking of website and Rule 419A of Indian Telegraph Rules, 1951
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 21, 2013
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Social Media,
Internet Governance,
Censorship
The Department of Telecommunications sent its reply to an RTI application from the Centre for Internet and Society. The application was sent on December 27, 2012 with reference to blocking of websites and Rule 419A of the Indian Telegraph Rules, 1951.
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