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Free speech in India
Posted/Updated Monday, May 07 12:17:55, 2012

As the world observed world press freedom day on May 03, India showed decline in press freedom according to a report by Freedom House. The Free Speech Hub took a closer look and recorded four assaults, 25 restrictions, three threats, 10 attacks, four restrictions via IT Act, one death of a journalist and one arrest so far till May 2012; all these instances being restrictions on freedom of speech and expression.

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