In light of growing threats to democratic dissent in India, this petition urgently calls for the enactment of Anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) legislation and a robust data protection framework to safeguard whistleblowers, journalists, and public-interest advocates from legal intimidation and digital surveillance. With SLAPPs weaponized by state-corporate entities to suppress dissent through defamation suits and privacy breaches, and in a context of declining press freedom, weak accountability, and widespread misuse of laws like UAPA and Section 69A, the petition highlights the need for judicial oversight, tort remedies, procedural safeguards, and an independent Data Protection Authority. Drawing on international precedents and constitutional protections under Article 19, it calls on India’s highest authorities to defend free speech, uphold privacy rights, and end the culture of legal harassment.