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  Supreme Court flags misuse of free speech in cartoonist's plea over PM Modi, RSS posts

  India | July 14, 2025 17:00 IST

  The top court also emphasised the need for a sense of fraternity among citizens as it deliberates on laying down guidelines related to the right to freedom of speech and expression. Earlier, the Delhi High Court had observed that it was a gross misuse of freedom of speech.

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  Kunal Kamra's remarks on Shinde sparks row: Freedom of speech or defamation? What does expert say?

  Explainers | March 25, 2025 16:09 IST

  Kunal Kamra's remarks on Eknath Shinde have once again sparked a nationwide debate on freedom of speech. While a few politicians are backing the comedian, others argue that his statements amount to defamation. Here's what legal experts have to say on the matter.

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  Brazil Supreme Court gives 24-hour ultimatum to Elon Musk's X: 'Appoint legal representative or...'

  World | August 29, 2024 8:14 IST

  Justice Alexandre de Moraes' recent order represents the latest turn in the ongoing dispute with Musk's platform. Earlier this year, the company faced off with de Moraes over issues related to free speech, far-right accounts, and misinformation on the site.

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  Musk slams Trudeau for 'crushing free speech' after Canada imposes law to curb online streaming

  World | October 02, 2023 11:15 IST

  Twitter's (X) boss Elon Musk has now criticised Ottawa for "crushing free speech" in the country after it made it compulsory for online streaming services to formally register with the government for 'regulatory controls'.

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  Belarus closes journalist organization continuing crackdown, attempts to suppress critical reporting

  World | August 28, 2021 8:59 IST

  Belarus also cancelled accreditation for foreign news organizations after massive protests began in August 2020 following presidential elections.

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  Some Indian govt actions raise concerns inconsistent with its democratic values: US Official

  World | June 12, 2021 12:19 IST

  Some of the Indian government's actions, including restrictions on freedom of expression, have raised concerns that are inconsistent with the country's democratic values, a top US official has told lawmakers.

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  Tablighi Jamaat case: Freedom of speech & expression is most abused, says SC on ‘fake news’

  India | October 08, 2020 14:48 IST

  The bench observed this when senior advocate Dushyant Dave, appearing for Jamaat, said the Centre in its affidavit has stated that petitioners are trying to muzzle freedom of speech and expression.

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  No danger to free speech, not possible to impose Emergency-like press censorship today: Jaitley

  India | November 16, 2018 22:09 IST

  Jaitley said that every political viewpoint these days was able to find "some space in some section or the other", and pointed out that the social media permitted individual citizens to express their opinions freely.

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  What an irony, #Sec66A turned a sensation on Twitter!

  Mouthful | March 24, 2015 22:01 IST

  #Section 66A - the Information Technology Act 2000, which was meant to restrict the freedom of speech on cyberspace, is ironically the most trending topic on the Internet after the Supreme Court ruling today.The apex

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  10 cases where Section 66A of IT Act was misused

  India | March 24, 2015 19:13 IST

  Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the contentious section 66 A of the Information and Technology Act calling it unconstitutional and untenable. The section gave police the powers to arrest persons posting “offensive” comments from

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  Jail for social media posts? SC to decide on validity of Section 66A of IT Act today

  India | March 24, 2015 8:26 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Tuesday pronounce verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the validity of Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which the petitioners described as vague and ambiguous

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  United we stand with this AIB Roast parody...err sans Censor Board!

  Who cares | February 25, 2015 10:45 IST

  With Censor Board turning into a spoilsport over the right of 'Freedom of Speech', here's how SnortEP tried their bit to chill out the dudes!Sensing that the AIB boys had enough for the sake of

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  Azam Khan plays down anti-woman diktat, says it's part of freedom of speech

  Politics | July 14, 2012 14:04 IST

  Lucknow, July 14: Playing down the controversy over diktats issued by a village panchayat in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh Minister Mohd Azam Khan on Friday said that people have freedom to express their views but the

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  Aung San Suu Kyi Demands Freedom Of Speech In Myanmar

  World | November 14, 2010 18:31 IST

  Yangon, Nov 14 : Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Sunday for freedom of speech in army-ruled  Myanmar, urged thousands of supporters to stand up for their rights, and indicated she may urge