Express Audio, the podcast division of The Indian Express, is excited to present a live panel discussion around freedom of expression featuring Dhanya Rajendran, (Editor-in-Chief, The News Minute), Urmila Pullat (Human Rights lawyer and researcher and Founder of HowRevealing), Sunil Abraham (Executive Director, Center for Internet and Society), Angarika Guha (Maraa, the media and arts […]

Awaaz Do: An Indian Express Series

Awaaz Do: A panel discussion about freedom of speech on the internet

For the finale of Awaaz Do, we talk to a Dalit Hip Hop artist, a student who organised the Hok Kolorob protests in Kolkata, a digital rights lawyer and a human rights campaigner.

4: Awaaz Do finale: Defending our Freedom of Speech and Expression

How is free speech and expression restricted? Are vulnerable people disproportionately affected by these restrictions? We talk to Shehla Rashid Shora, Urmila Pullat and Smita Vanniyar.

3: How is free speech restricted?

Why does free speech matter and who needs it the most? We talk to Javed Tak, Shehla Rashid Shora, Shabnam Hasmi and Colin Gonsalves.

2: What does freedom mean to you?

What exactly is freedom of speech? How does one exercise it and defend it? More importantly, why does it matter? Promo for our new series Awaaz Do.