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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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Topic: Freedom

Indie artists gather in Delhi for a musical evening celebrating democracy, dignity, freedom

At ‘Music as Protest’, an event organised by Janata Radio, indie artists performed songs & recited poems, some penned by legends, some originals.

SubscriberWrites: ‘On Freedom’ by Timothy Snyder — A profound reimagining of liberty in a divided world

Snyder’s book challenges conventional notions of liberty, calling for a more inclusive, collective understanding of freedom while critiquing global injustices and inequalities.

Freedom ‘losing ground’ — India ranked ‘partly free’ for 3rd year by US non-profit Freedom House

US-based non-profit’s Freedom of the World 2023 report gave India a score of 66, same as last year. Report warns that once a country becomes 'partly free', it’s difficult to recover.

Free expression, artistic freedom in Asia under threat, says new report from PEN America

Free expression, artistic freedom in Asia under threat, says new report from PEN America

75th Independence Day celebrations may be over, but dissent is still not ‘free’ in India

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Not just under Taliban, data shows Sharia law hardly ever lets freedom flourish

ThePrint uses studies by reputed international researchers to see whether Sharia and personal freedoms are as mutually exclusive as critics make them out to be.

Why India has slipped to ‘partly free’ category on freedom index & how countries are scored

In episode 696 of 'Cut The Clutter', Shekhar Gupta analyses Freedom House's report card on democracy, political rights and civil liberties in India.

India is now only ‘partly free’ — Freedom in the World report downgrades status

‘Discrimination’ against Muslims, wide use of sedition law, Supreme Court rulings ‘favourable to BJP’ were cited by the report as some of the factors for the downgrade.

India to Hungary, Covid-19 will make frightened people trade freedom for life

Democracies are in danger during the Covid-19 crisis as leaders like Victor Orban and Ilham Aliyev are going to execute power grabs.

Freedom of thought is under attack. Here’s how to save your mind

To lose freedom of thought would be to lose something uniquely human.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.