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SC – If you don’t like PK of Aamir Khan , don’t watch it #FOE #Censorship

R. BALAJI AND SUMI SUKANYA New Delhi, Aug. 14: The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking a ban on the upcoming Aamir Khan movie PK for alleged obscenity and outraging religious sentiments, saying: “If you don’t like, you don’t watch.” In… Continue Reading →

Open letter to Chief Justice Bombay High Court on Fraud Nirmal Baba

( PIC COURTSEY- desicomments.com ) To The Hon’ble Chief Justice, Mohit S Shah Subject- An Appeal under Art 51 A of the Indian Constitution I write to you as a Citizen Of India under my fundamental duty ,  mentioned in  Article 51-A… Continue Reading →

Sounds of silence- Sec 66A-IT Act #FOE #FOS

Jug Suraiya 06 December 2012, 11:12 PM IST, TNN Following several cases of people in various parts of the country being sent to jail because of comments they had either made, or even just approved of, on social networking sites,… Continue Reading →

Justice Katju’s statement in Mangalore on Naveen Soorinje’s case

December 3, 2012, http://www.vartamaana.com/ – Justice Markandey Katju  Chairman, Press Council of India. I have been approached by many journalists in Mangalore about my views regarding criminal proceedings against Naveen Soorinje. It will not be proper for me to make any comment about… Continue Reading →

#India-“Twitter Arrest”-why Indians should be afraid of IT Act’s sweeping Sec 66A

Why was an Indian man held for sending a tweet? By Prasanto K RoyTechnology writer, Ravi Srinivasan has refused to apologise for his tweet 6 November 2012, BBC news How can a virtually unknown Indian boost his Twitter following a… Continue Reading →

Freedom to criticize religion is a touchstone of free expression’ #censorship #FOE

  by Farooq Sulehria Anyone incensed by symbolic violence, such as the video in the US or cartoons in France, should retaliate with symbolic violence in the same way or with peaceful protest. Not through physical violence Muslims should ‘simply ignore… Continue Reading →

Award Winning cartoonist Aseem Trivedi keeps his promise, held

  Express news service : Mumbai, Sun Sep 09 2012, Aseem Trivedi is facing sedition charges in a Beed court, to be produced in a Bandra court today. Political cartoonist Aseem Trivedi on Saturday surrendered to police at the Bandra-Kurla Complex… Continue Reading →

Political Cartoonist charged with #sedition ready to surrender

Sagnik Chowdhury, Posted: Sep 06, 2012 at 0325 hrs IST Charged with sedition and insulting national emblems in his cartoons, Aseem Trivedi — a political cartoonist based in Kanpur — claims he will travel to Mumbai and surrender to the police… Continue Reading →

Political Cartoonist charged with #sedition ready to surrender

Sagnik Chowdhury, Posted: Sep 06, 2012 at 0325 hrs IST Charged with sedition and insulting national emblems in his cartoons, Aseem Trivedi — a political cartoonist based in Kanpur — claims he will travel to Mumbai and surrender to the police… Continue Reading →

Indian Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi to be tried For Treason #sedition #WTFnews

Indian cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, this year’s Courage in Editorial Cartooning Award winner (along with Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat) plans on turning himself over to the police in Mumbai in the next couple of days over controversial cartoons he posted on his web site… Continue Reading →

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