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The recent detention of sports journalist Ertan Terzi has sent a chilling ripple through the Turkish media landscape, marking a historic and controversial milestone: the first time the nation’s 2022 “disinformation law” has been weaponized against a member of the sports press. The incident began when Terzi, a reporter known for his coverage of transfer rumors, published a story on July 26 claiming a specific player move was imminent. When the target organization, Galatasaray, issued a stern denial five days later—labeling the report an attempt to discredit their internal operations—the situation escalated from a typical professional disagreement into a legal…

The Madras High Court recently provided a crucial reminder regarding the boundaries of free speech and the strict application of criminal law, ruling that political criticism—even when sharp or provocative—does not automatically equate to a criminal offense against religion. The case centered on a petitioner who had circulated a video alleging that the police were targeting Muslims by filing false cases, drawing parallels between the situation in South India and reports of similar trends in the North. When the local police in Coimbatore registered a criminal case under Section 295 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), it sparked a legal…

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