Crossing The Line: 18th Lok Sabha Elections and Free Speech In India https://freespeechcollective.in/crossing-the-line18th-lok-sabha-elections-and-free-speech-in-india/ MAY 1, 2024 In the run up to the most contentious and divisive general election that India has witnessed, there have been at least 134 instances of free speech violations in the country. Free Speech Collective’s review of free speech in India in the first four months of 2024 reveals that the crackdown has been across the board. Journalists, academics, YouTubers, students and other citizens have faced arrests, attacks, threats, harassment and censorship, marked by arbitrary enforcement of rules and laws. Alongside, authorities have been prickly about what is perceived to be critical international coverage, as Avani Dias found out before she was forced to leave India abruptly, an invisible boundary had been drawn.
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