Media coverage item
Cases Under DSA: Almost all accused kept hanging
Only two percent of the people accused under the Digital Security Act saw their cases come to a close with the court handing either a conviction,…
Media coverage item
DSA ‘violent weapon’ to spread fear: researcher
Academics, journalists and rights workers at a webinar on the Digital Security Act on Saturday severely criticised the law for its repressive nature. According to the…
Media coverage item
Editorial: A Law That Only Hurts
Amid continued rebuffing of suggestions to repeal/amend the Digital Security Act 2018, more evidence of the law being abused has emerged, further strengthening the voices of…
Analysis
India’s Bollywood Turns to Hindu Nationalism
Concerns grow that the film industry is in the grip of the far right India’s famed Bollywood film industry is freezing out Muslim actors and turning…
Analysis
Ukraine War: A New Security Order in Europe
Russia and Ukraine last met for talks in March. Since then, the war has entered a new phase and neither side seems open to a peace…
Republished
What in The World will Happen in 2023?
The American baseball player Lawrence ‘Yogi’ Berra is widely quoted as observing, ‘It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.’ Whether or not he actually…
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Ukraine’s Consequences Are Finally Spreading to Syria
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is reverberating more than 1,000 miles away in Syria. Squeezed by its strategic blunder, Moscow’s shrinking strategic bandwidth and its diminished capacities…
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Our Metamorphosis to Kakistocracy
To make matters worse, we now have a newly formed Parliament with no opposition. Ask any student of government and politics and they will tell you…
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Russia Faces Three Pivotal Moments in 2023
In 2023, Russia faces three crucial issues—President Vladimir Putin’s plans for his future, the battle between the hawks and pragmatists in the elite, and looming government…
Research report
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Analysis
Webinar on “What’s Happening? Trends and Patterns of the use of the Digital Security Act 2018 in Bangladesh”
As you know, The Digital Security Act (DSA), which was passed in 2018 to give citizens cyber security, is being used for more sinister ends due…
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Big Money is Choking India’s Free Press — and Its Democracy
The recent resignation of anchor and Modi critic Ravish Kumar underlines how monopolisation is threatening Indian media. New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) — the country’s oldest…