Siddiqui is, of course, not the first journalist to be implicated in terrorism-related cases, though he is certainly among those whose predicament has not attracted due attention from media colleagues or civil society,  says AMMU JOSEPH. Pix- Muthi-ur-Rehman Siddiqui

In jail for the past 50 days for covering the Mangalore homestay raid, Naveen Soorinje's bail application was rejected yet again, today.  A HOOT report on the Kasturi TV reporter chargesheeted for doing his job.

In jail for the past 50 days for covering the Mangalore homestay raid, Naveen Soorinje's bail application comes up tomorrow.  A HOOT report on the Kasturi TV reporter chargesheeted for doing his job.

Could the government have been more transparent? How can websites defend themselves against a govt ban?  APAR GUPTA and PRANESH PRAKASH provide some answers to MIR UBAID

Malicious threats and misinformation sought to disrupt a creative dialogue to discuss the Kashmir issue in Bangalore,  but it only exposed the anti-social sentiments of the disruptors, says a statement from the media and arts collective, MARAA.

Five instances of sedition in 2010 alone - what does this tell us about our democracy?  A FREE SPEECH HUB report

Is the police above the law? Is its investigations above scrutiny? When Tehelka journalist K K Shahina decided to investigate the police case against Abdul Nasar Madani in the Bengaluru blasts case, she was charged with intimidating witnesses,  striking a blow to critical journalistic enquiry, say JENNY ROWENA AND K ASHRAF.

Though the government has backed down on charging Roy and Geelani with sedition, lesser-known activists in India have been charged with sedition this year. State governments have been ignoring the Supreme Court's qualifier on this law.  A FREE SPEECH HUB report.

Judicial accountability and the untrammelled powers of the judiciary to punish those who commit contempt of court can lead to a dangerous abuse of power,  says JUSTICE SHYLENDRAKUMAR of the Karnataka High Court. Extracts from the endowment lecture delivered by at SDM College in Mangalore, Karnataka on April 4, 2010

Campaigns were launched Karnataka and Tamilnadu in support of victims of charges of sedition.