{"id":94113,"date":"2023-06-16T17:36:14","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T14:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=94113"},"modified":"2023-06-16T17:36:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T14:36:19","slug":"indian-court-blocks-muslim-minorities-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/94113-indian-court-blocks-muslim-minorities-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Court Blocks Muslim Minorities Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Indian court blocks screening of documentary on Muslim Minorities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An Indian court has blocked the screening of an Al Jazeera documentary about the country\u2019s Muslim minority amid fears that the right to criticize the government is being eroded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The documentary \u201cWho Lit the Fuse?\u201d apparently portrayed India\u2019s 172-million Muslims as living in fear of the Narendra Modi government, showing the state agencies acting against the interests of Muslims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ruling has dismayed free speech activists who have accused the government of systematically shrinking the space for dissent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The supreme court of India had clarified that the right to free speech included the right to express opinions critical of the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe court has said Indians have the right to hear such hostile opinions and the government has to tolerate things it might find hateful\u201d, said supreme court lawyer Colin Gonsalves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Free speech activists believe that government supporters are making strenuous efforts to flag any forthcoming media content that they dislike, not only domestically but also from foreign channels or platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian court blocks screening of documentary on Muslim Minorities An Indian court has blocked the screening of an Al Jazeera documentary about the country\u2019s Muslim minority amid fears that the right to criticize the government is being eroded. 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