September 10, 2025The Informal South Asian Journal of Human Rights and Social Justice.

Speech on Trial: Repressive Trends in South Asia’s Online Space

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SSSadichchha Silwal SKSanjina Kshetri

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This article examines repressive trends in digital censorship and freedom of expression laws in South Asia, highlighting their impact on journalists and activists.

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Repressive cyber laws increasingly threaten freedom of expression in South Asia, targeting journalists and activists.
Digital censorship measures in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh exemplify the erosion of constitutional safeguards.
Doctrinal legal research reveals a pattern of digital authoritarianism underpinning these restrictive practices.
These tactics, often justified by national security, normalize self-censorship among citizens and journalists.

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Silwal et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23e02b210217d64790827 https://doi.org/10.3126/informal.v2i01.82394

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This article examines repressive trends in digital censorship and freedom of expression laws in South Asia, highlighting their impact on journalists and activists.

Speech on Trial: Repressive Trends in South Asia’s Online Space

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Speech on Trial: Repressive Trends in South Asia’s Online Space

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