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India: Kerala High Court declares ‘Right to Access Internet’ as a fundamental right

A Kerala court ruling could have a significant bearing on promoting innovation and open access to knowledge and civil liberties for citizens in the digital world.

India: Internet policy amendments must safeguard free speech and privacy

SFLC.in said the draft amendment to guidelines under the Information Technology Act should be revised to promote free speech and privacy rights.

A man shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his ballot in Srinagar, Kashmir, India, 18 April 2019, Yawar Nazir/Getty Images

India: Political parties urged to promote a digital rights reform agenda

SFLC.in said that a ‘Digital Rights Reform Agenda’ is missing in the program of most political parties in India.

A shopkeeper speaks on her mobile phone during a festival, in Chennai, Madras, India, 10 October 2018, ARUN SANKAR/AFP/Getty Images

India: Madras High Court bans downloading of TikTok

The petition says that the TikTok app promotes “degrading culture and encourages pornography.”

Students use the internet to check results of standard examinations, New Delhi, India, 2018, Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

Government data shows internet shutdowns in India could be the worst in the world

Data from the Rajasthan Home Department revealed unreported internet shutdowns in India

Journalist Ravish Kumar (2nd from the right) appears with other panelists during a book launch in New Delhi, India, 4 June 2016; Kumar and others have said they face crippling levels of online hate and harassment, Parveen Negi/India Today Group/Getty Images

Open letter to messaging apps urging platform changes to protect users

Civil society groups write about their concern over the handling of group messages by online messaging services.

Supporters of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) rally as they carry bodies of protesters who were killed in clashes with security forces on Saturday, in Darjeeling, India, 18 June 2017, REUTERS/Stringer

Internet ban in Darjeeling, India: Three months and counting

Since June 20, 2017, the internet ban – initiated following protests for a separate Gorkhaland – has been extended several times by the district administration, and there is little hope of it being restored in the near future.

The UN-HRC chamber, Geneva, Switzerland., Getty Images

HRC 36: Secure digital communications are essential for human rights

A joint statement by the Association of Progressive Communications, IFEX and 64 co-signatories at the UN-HRC 36 warns of the threat to human rights posed by recent attacks on the right to use encryption technology, in Turkey and across the globe.