The ratio of individual liberties and national security with emphasis on freedom of expression in the press

Freedom and Security are two key requirements for achieving a progressive society and a people-oriented state. Obviously, these two are dependent on each other, i.e., one is required for the achievement of the other. This paper has a focus on freedom of speech in media, in particular. Freedom of speech is considered as one of individual freedom, which requires democracy and the state officials who are open to criticism. Newspapers address a wide variety of individuals and have high influence on public opinion. This paper has selected this form of freedom of speech for further research. Freedom acts like a security valve, which may guarantee the national security. When a government feels obliged to observing the legality of crimes and punishments, do not find it prudent to punish certain individuals on the pretext of undermining national security. Legislative Body should also act fairly and only based on facts. These are the only ways to protect rightful individual freedoms, allow humanistic moral values to manifest themselves, and protect national security from anarchy and disorder.