Review of the Prosecutor General’s Request to Declare “Prayers to God: its purpose and place in Islam” Extremist
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Case 1 – Suspension of publications based on mistakes in imprint information Facts Alia Ismagulova, 22, is the editor and publisher of Pravdivaya gazeta (Newspaper…
A presentation given by Professor Dirk Voorhoof on April 5 at the annual Justice for Free Expression Conference on Columbia University. The presentation discusses the…
On June 21, 1989, the Supreme Court of the United States held that imposing damages on a newspaper for publishing an article detailing the facts…
This decision of the Madras High is binding on the lower courts in the State of Madras. However, it needs to be noted that this decision was taken at a pre-trial stage while determination of the request to quash criminal proceedings under various hate speech enactments. Thus, the arguments relying on the observations of the Court for advancing arguments on merits would have limited persuasive value.
The Delhi High Court, in a petition filed by Flipkart seeking quashing of the first information report/FIR (information on the basis of which criminal proceedings are initiated), held that the ‘Safe Harbour Protection’ guaranteed to intermediaries under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 is applicable to criminal cases as well. It further opined that it is not required for the intermediaries to take down content prohibited under the Indian Copyright Act or the Trademark Act only upon receipt of ‘actual knowledge’ pursuant to complaints received. Relying on the Supreme Court decision in Shreya Singhal v. Union of India, 2015 (5) SCC 1, the Court propounded that it is imperative for a court order pursuant to which intermediaries will comply with take down requests in relation to any complaint.
Keynote Address by Aryeh Neier at the Opening Session of CGFoE’s 10th Anniversary April 25, 2024 Italian Academy, Columbia University, New York City Watch Aryeh…
Although the judge recognized that Article 5 of the Brazilian Constitution expressly guarantees the right of freedom of expression, he observed that the same article…
NEW YORK, WASHINGTON D.C. – A group of fifty civil society organizations and experts are joining calls by Members of Congress and United States nominees…
The Freedom of Expression Association (İfade Özgürlüğü Derneği – IFÖD), led by Global Freedom of Expression expert Yaman Akdeniz, has submitted two communications to the…