Tag: expression

On Tuesday, a high court in the southern Indian state of Karnataka upheld a government orderthat had banned headscarves in classrooms, ruling that wearing them is not an integral part of religious practice in Islam. The court's decision and the hijab controversy are part of a volatile cultural debate in India ...

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) informed the Board of Governors (BoG) on Wednesday that the governing body has submitted an expression of interest for six ICC Events in the 2024-31 cycle. The Board of Governors (BoG) of the PCB met through a virtual conference call on ...

  New Delhi:Twitter on Thursday expressed concern over the “use of intimidation tactics by the police” after it gave manipulated media tag to tweets by spokesperson of ruling party BJP, and said it is concerned about employees in India and the potential threat to freedom of expression. Twitter said ...

Two prominent academics stepped down from their positions at one of India’s most respected universities this week, shining a spotlight on the state of academic freedom and a widening crackdown on dissent under the Hindu nationalist ruling party. Pratap Bhanu Mehta resigned from his position as a professor of ...

Twitter blocked nearly 500 accounts after receiving orders from the Indian government. (File)Washington: The US reiterated its commitment to supporting democratic values including freedom of expression while commenting on Twitter blocking nearly 500 accounts after receiving orders from the Indian government."What I would say generally, is that around the world, ...

New Delhi: Twitter on Wednesday said it has withheld some of the accounts flagged by the Indian government for blocking “within India only”, but has not blocked handles of civil society activists, politicians and media as “it would violate their fundamental right to free expression” guaranteed under country’s law.Twitter ...

Andhra Pradesh: Nine rounds of military commander-level talks have been held between India and China over the standoff in eastern Ladakh and though some progress has been made, it is not a situation where there is a visible expression of that on the ground, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar ...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he understood the feelings of Muslims who are offended by the caricatures of Prophet Muhammad, but he would continue to fight “radical Islam”.In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, Macron said: “I understand the sentiments being expressed and I respect them. But ...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday defended free speech, but added that it was "not without limits". He was speaking in response to a question about the right to show a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed, reported AFP. “We will always defend freedom of expression, but freedom of ...

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday freedom of expression should stop if it offends more than 1.5 billion people, following the display of images in France of the Prophet Mohammad that Muslims see as blasphemous.Sisi also said he firmly rejects any form of violence or terrorism from anyone ...