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Download full textMerriam, Allen H. – 1980
India's policy of free speech suffered a severe if temporary setback in the 1970s. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a 19-month state of emergency, during which 150,000 people were arrested, newspapers were censored, and dissent was essentially eliminated. A central figure in the confrontation with the Indian government over political…
Descriptors: Censorship, Civil Disobedience, Civil Liberties, Dissent
