NUJ (I) issues statement against The Wire-friendly press bodies
2 years, 1 month ago

NUJ (I) issues statement against The Wire-friendly press bodies

Op India  

Days after The Wire retracted its Fake stories on Tek Fog and Meta targeting the BJP, the National Union of Journalists- India NUJ has condemned the portal for publishing fake stories, and slammed press organisations for supporting the portal. The NUJ issued a statement on 3rd November 2022 and called out various press organizations for maintaining convenient silence over the faults of ‘The Wire’ and issuing prompt statements against the police inquiry in ‘The Wire-Meta Story’. In a case where ‘The Wire’ has itself demanded an investigation by leveling allegations of forgery against its own team member, as responsible press organizations and guilds our stand cannot be partisan.” NUJ statement concluded with a remark that said, “The freedom of the press is sacrosanct and all attempts must be made to resist any move to muzzle the press. PCI along with Delhi Union of Journalists, Press Association, Working News Cameraman Association, Indian Journalist Union, Digipub News India Foundation and KUWJ express concern over searches conducted by Delhi Police at the Wire Editors and reporter houses. pic.twitter.com/CATcWpKH00 — Press Club of India November 2, 2022 The Press Club of India, along with the Delhi Union of Journalists, Press Association, Working News Cameraman Association, Indian Journalist Union, Digipub News India Foundation and KUWJ also issued a statement expressing concern over the police searches.

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Journalist associations, digital rights groups demand withdrawal of laws aimed at ‘curbing freedom of press’
6 months, 1 week ago

Journalist associations, digital rights groups demand withdrawal of laws aimed at ‘curbing freedom of press’

The Hindu  

Several journalist associations and digital rights organisations have endorsed a resolution to intensify their demand for the withdrawal of laws that they said were “aimed at curbing the freedom of press”. As stated in the resolution, passed at a meeting held on May 28, 2024, the provisions under laws such as the proposed Broadcast Services Bill, 2023, Digital Personal Data …

Press Club of India, Delhi Union of Journalists condemn police action against photojournalists
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Press Club of India, Delhi Union of Journalists condemn police action against photojournalists

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi, Mar 26 Some media bodies on Tuesday condemned the alleged assault on photojournalists by the Delhi Police during a protest by the Aam Aadmi Party and demanded an inquiry into the matter by a retired high court judge. In separate statements here, the Press Club of India and the Delhi Union of Journalists expressed shock and condemned the …

Civil society groups protest against raids on journalists in Delhi
1 year, 2 months ago

Civil society groups protest against raids on journalists in Delhi

The Hindu  

Several prominent citizens and civil society organisations protested against the raids on journalists associated with the online news portal NewsClick and the arrest of its editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha by the Delhi police, at Freedom Park in the city on Thursday. Avani Chokshi, a lawyer representing the All-India Lawyers Association for Justice, said that instead of working towards realising the vision …

'Working under threat...': Press bodies write to Chief Justice on NewsClick raids
1 year, 2 months ago

'Working under threat...': Press bodies write to Chief Justice on NewsClick raids

India Today  

Prominent journalist bodies sought the intervention of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud in the matter of recent police raids on the houses of journalists and seizure of their devices. The letter addressed to the CJI has been signed by organizations including the Digipub News India Foundation, Indian Women's Press Corps, and the Press Club of India, among others. …

NewsClick raids | Media bodies write to CJI, call for norms on interrogation of journalists
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick raids | Media bodies write to CJI, call for norms on interrogation of journalists

The Hindu  

Over a dozen media bodies on Wednesday sought Chief Justice of India D.Y. In a letter to the Chief Justice, the media organisations urged the courts to consider framing norms to discourage the seizure of journalists’ phones and laptops on a “whim”; and to develop guidelines for the interrogation of journalists and for seizures from them, to ensure that “these …

“Arrest of Prabir Purkayastha and police raids on the news portal an attack on press freedom”.
1 year, 2 months ago

“Arrest of Prabir Purkayastha and police raids on the news portal an attack on press freedom”.

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 04, 2023 13:06 IST - 4 MINS READ Numerous journalists, with their representative organisations, civil society groups, lawyers, and opposition political parties, have expressed their outrage following the arrest of Prabir Purkayastha, the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the news portal NewsClick, and its Human Resources head, Amit Chakraborty, on the evening of October 3. Reporters Without Borders, …

Can’t comment on NewsClick’s China link, respect media freedom: US
1 year, 2 months ago

Can’t comment on NewsClick’s China link, respect media freedom: US

Hindustan Times  

The US government has seen reports of NewsClick’s alleged links to China and is aware of concerns around it though it can’t independently comment on the veracity of those claims. But, as a general principle, the US continues to urge Indian government as well other governments across the world to respect the human rights of journalists, including freedom of expression …

What is NewsClick? A look at India’s media crackdown
1 year, 2 months ago

What is NewsClick? A look at India’s media crackdown

Al Jazeera  

The raid on NewsClick has raised international concerns about the media in India, where press freedom has plummeted. Police in India have carried out raids against dozens of reporters, drawing outrage from journalists and rights groups over a growing crackdown on the media under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. In 2021, India’s domestic law enforcement agency, the Enforcement Directorate, launched …

Press freedom concerns as India editors’ body charged over Manipur report
1 year, 3 months ago

Press freedom concerns as India editors’ body charged over Manipur report

Al Jazeera  

Manipur police file cases against members of the Editors Guild of India, accusing them of promoting enmity between different groups. The cases, also known as first information reports, filed in two separate police stations on Sunday came a day after the country’s top editors body issued a report condemning the local media’s “one-sided” reporting of the months-long violence in the …

Indian police condemn BBC for article on press freedom in Kashmir
1 year, 3 months ago

Indian police condemn BBC for article on press freedom in Kashmir

Al Jazeera  

Police in Indian-administered Kashmir threaten to initiate legal action against the British broadcaster for reporting on media crackdown in disputed region. Police in Indian-administered Kashmir have “strongly objected” to an article published by the BBC on press freedom in the Muslim-majority region and threatened to take legal action for “unfairly castigating” its work. “The article unfairly castigates efforts of J&K …

Concerned Over Targeted Campaign Against Newsclick: PCI, Press Association, DUJ and IWPC
1 year, 4 months ago

Concerned Over Targeted Campaign Against Newsclick: PCI, Press Association, DUJ and IWPC

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 09, 2023 19:29 IST - 2 MINS READ The Press Club of India, Press Association, Delhi Union of Journalists, and Indian Women’s Press Corps have expressed deep concern over the ongoing targeted campaign against the news web portal Newsclick and its founders. “While Newsclick, like other media outlets, critically examines government actions, this does not render it …

Nuh violence: FIR against 3 'influencers', 2,300 social media videos under cop lens
1 year, 4 months ago

Nuh violence: FIR against 3 'influencers', 2,300 social media videos under cop lens

India Today  

The Nuh police have registered three FIRs against three people over their inflammatory social media posts that triggered the violence in the district earlier this week. Of the 10 FIRs filed by the Nuh police, three were booked against one Shahid, Aadil Khan Mannaka, and a social media account named 'Shayar Guru Ghantal'. An investigation by India Today's Open Source …

Journalist with Reuters, anti-Hindu TheWire tries to internationalise Gurugram violence, skips mentioning Islamist violence against Hindus at Nuh
1 year, 4 months ago

Journalist with Reuters, anti-Hindu TheWire tries to internationalise Gurugram violence, skips mentioning Islamist violence against Hindus at Nuh

Op India  

On 2nd August, a journalist attempted to whitewash the Nuh violence and play up the Gurugram violence during the United States State Department press briefing calling it a ‘Hindu-Muslim’ clash. In her question, Reuters reporter Daphne Psaledakis asked US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller about the violence and asked if any Americans were impacted by it in Gurugram. As per …

Independent journalist harassed online, files police complaint
1 year, 5 months ago

Independent journalist harassed online, files police complaint

The Hindu  

June 29, 2023 11:32 am | Updated 11:32 am IST - HYDERABAD A noted independent journalist and YouTuber Thulasi Chandu has filed a police complaint about online harassment and continuous threats by right wing forces against her. Ms. Thulasi filed a complaint at the Rajendranagar police station reporting four YouTube channels which have made it their mission to carry out …

CPJ urges US to press India’s Modi on media freedom during visit
1 year, 6 months ago

CPJ urges US to press India’s Modi on media freedom during visit

Al Jazeera  

The Committee to Protect Journalists says it expects the US to make India’s media crackdown ‘a core element of discussions’. A prominent press watchdog says the United States government should urge Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to end what it called a crackdown on media as it demanded the release of six journalists “arbitrarily detained in retaliation for their work”. …

Journalists and human rights defenders in Kashmir face increasing assaults
1 year, 7 months ago

Journalists and human rights defenders in Kashmir face increasing assaults

The Hindu  

Published : May 18, 2023 11:00 IST - 10 MINS READ In Kashmir, detention of journalists no longer comes as a shock, with the State apparatus increasingly brazen in assaulting press freedom and cracking down on any form of civil society dissent. Fahad Shah, founding editor of The Kashmir Walla, an online magazine that captured police brutalities on several instances, …

India slips 11 positions on World Press Freedom Index
1 year, 7 months ago

India slips 11 positions on World Press Freedom Index

Live Mint  

The ranking of India in the 2023 World Press Freedom Index has slipped 11 places to 161, according to the latest report released by global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders. Media associations in the country have raised concerns over the 2023 World Press Freedom Index report published today. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor twitted after Reporters Without Borders realised the 2023 …

Mumbai Press Club deplores the public humiliation of a journalist by Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 8 months ago

Mumbai Press Club deplores the public humiliation of a journalist by Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

The Mumbai Press Club deplored Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for humiliating a journalist, while addressing a press conference at his party office in New Delhi on Saturday. The job of a journalist is to ask questions, and it is the duty of political leaders who call press conferences and engage with journalists to answer these questions with dignity and decorum,” …

India’s top editors’ body slams proposed ‘fake news’ rules
1 year, 11 months ago

India’s top editors’ body slams proposed ‘fake news’ rules

Al Jazeera  

The Editors Guild of India urged the government to scrap the proposed amendment, saying it ‘will result in the censorship of the press’. The Editors Guild of India, India’s premier body for protecting press freedom, has urged the government to reject a proposal to combat fake news on social media, saying it would be akin to censorship. “Determination of fake …

Journalist associations express concern over police searches against The Wire editors
2 years, 1 month ago

Journalist associations express concern over police searches against The Wire editors

The Hindu  

Several journalist associations on Tuesday expressed concern over the Delhi Police searches against the editors of The Wire news portal, conducted on the basis of a first information report lodged by Bharatiya Janata Party national head of IT Amit Malviya alleging cheating, forgery, defamation and criminal conspiracy. In a joint statement, the Press Club of India, Delhi Union of Journalists, …

Centre Rejects World Press Freedom Index Findings; Questions 'Non-transparent' Methodology
2 years, 5 months ago

Centre Rejects World Press Freedom Index Findings; Questions 'Non-transparent' Methodology

News 18  

The government on Thursday told Parliament that it does not agree with the conclusions drawn by ’Reporters Without Borders’ in the World Press Freedom Index that ranked India 150th among 180 nations. Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, said the government did not agree with the conclusions drawn by the organisation for …

'Not in my name': Women journos reject press body statement on Saba Naqvi
2 years, 6 months ago

'Not in my name': Women journos reject press body statement on Saba Naqvi

India Today  

The Indian Women’s Press Corps on June 10 issued a statement demanding the withdrawal of the case against journalist Saba Naqvi. The IWPC had said, "Indian Women's Press Corps is shocked and concerned about the arbitrary manner in which an FIR has been filed against our member and senior journalist Saba Naqvi for her posts. Responding to the shock and …

Prophet remarks row: India police book BJP’s Nupur Sharma, others
2 years, 6 months ago

Prophet remarks row: India police book BJP’s Nupur Sharma, others

Al Jazeera  

Case filed against party’s suspended spokeswoman for ‘inciting people on divisive lines’, days after her disparaging remarks during a TV debate. Police in New Delhi say they have filed a complaint against a suspended spokeswoman for India’s governing party for “inciting people on divisive lines”, days after her disparaging remarks on Prophet Muhammad led to a diplomatic backlash. The Delhi …

Exponential rise in attacks on press freedom: PCI-IWPC
2 years, 7 months ago

Exponential rise in attacks on press freedom: PCI-IWPC

The Hindu  

The Press Club of India and the Indian Women Press Corps on Tuesday said attacks on press freedoms had seen an exponential rise and that India did not fare too well in this regard, ranking 150 out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index compiled by the Reporters Sans Frontières. On World Press Freedom Day, the PCI said …

Journalists decry ‘forcible takeover’ of Kashmir Press Club
2 years, 11 months ago

Journalists decry ‘forcible takeover’ of Kashmir Press Club

Al Jazeera  

Journalists take over the Kashmir Press Club administration as police and troops stand by – a move journalists call a ‘dangerous precedent’. Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Journalists have decried the “forcible and illegal takeover” of an independent media body by a group of journalists with the alleged help of local administration in Indian-administered Kashmir. A day after the coup in …

Media has key role to play in vibrant democracy of India: I&B Minister on National Press Day
3 years, 1 month ago

Media has key role to play in vibrant democracy of India: I&B Minister on National Press Day

The Hindu  

Media is a watchdog and has a key role to play in the vibrant democracy of India, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said on November 16. In his audio-visual message on the occasion of National Press Day, Mr. Thakur called on the media to curb the menace of fake news. “National Press Day is a day to reflect …

Press Council of India forms a fact-finding committee to look into harassment of journalists in Kashmir
3 years, 2 months ago

Press Council of India forms a fact-finding committee to look into harassment of journalists in Kashmir

The Hindu  

As reports and whispers of a crackdown on the Kashmir press swell, the Press Council of India has constituted a three-member fact-finding committee to look into the alleged intimidation and harassment of journalists in Jammu and Kashmir. The PCI initiative follows a letter from Jammu and Kashmir’s former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who drew the Press Council’s attention to the …

PCI panel to probe ‘harassment, intimidation’ of J&K journalists
3 years, 2 months ago

PCI panel to probe ‘harassment, intimidation’ of J&K journalists

The Hindu  

The Press Council of India has constituted a three-member fact finding committee to look into the alleged cases of intimidation and harassment of journalists in Jammu and Kashmir. “The committee is required to make a thorough probe into the matter, holding discussion with the authorities concerned and the affected journalists and collect such information as it deems fit to submit …

'Statement Designed To Impede Lawful Inquiry': Delhi Police's Strong-Worded Counter To Twitter
3 years, 6 months ago

'Statement Designed To Impede Lawful Inquiry': Delhi Police's Strong-Worded Counter To Twitter

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Delhi Police, which raided Twitter India’s offices in the national capital and Gurugram in connection with its probe in the toolkit case, on Thursday said the preliminary inquiry was registered on the complaint filed by a representative of the Indian National Congress, adding hence efforts by Twitter to portray it as an FIR filed at the behest …

‘Truth remains unafraid’: Rahul Gandhi on Delhi Police visit to Twitter India's offices over toolkit row
3 years, 6 months ago

‘Truth remains unafraid’: Rahul Gandhi on Delhi Police visit to Twitter India's offices over toolkit row

Firstpost  

The Congress on Monday had alleged that the “cowardly raid” on Twitter’s offices by the Delhi Police “exposes lame-duck attempts” to hide a “fraudulent toolkit” by BJP leaders New Delhi: “Truth remains unafraid,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday after the Delhi Police sent a notice to Twitter India in connection with the probe into a complaint about the …

Toolkit | Delhi Police officials visit Twitter office
3 years, 7 months ago

Toolkit | Delhi Police officials visit Twitter office

The Hindu  

The Delhi Police Special Cell on Monday visited the office of Twitter in the national capital in connection with a probe over the alleged ‘ Congress toolkit ’. While confirming the presence of Special Cell officers at Twitter’s office in Lado Sarai, a source said that the officials currently did not have a warrant for a search. Last week, the …

The government tries to erect a facade of media freedom in response to India's low ranking in Press Freedom Index
3 years, 7 months ago

The government tries to erect a facade of media freedom in response to India's low ranking in Press Freedom Index

The Hindu  

The last week of April 2021 witnessed manifold frantic attempts by the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre to refute public comments and reports that criticised its abject failures in handling the second wave of COVID-19 in India. Indeed, says the IMC report on page 16, “a meeting between the Ambassador of India to France and RSF …

Police action against freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma 'high-handed', says Press Club of India
4 years, 3 months ago

Police action against freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma 'high-handed', says Press Club of India

Firstpost  

Condemning Sharma’s arrest, the Press Club of India also said that the police should provide pertinent details “so that a defence may be possible to construct” New Delhi: The Press Club of India on Saturday called the arrest of freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma by Delhi Police “high-handed” and alleged that it “may be inspired by obscure or questionable considerations”. It …

PCI Takes Cognisance of Attack on Caravan Journos, Seeks Report
4 years, 3 months ago

PCI Takes Cognisance of Attack on Caravan Journos, Seeks Report

The Quint  

The Press Council of India has taken suo-motu cognisance of the alleged attack on three journalists from the media outlet, The Caravan, and has sought a report from the chief secretary, the commissioner of police and the deputy commissioner of police in Delhi. The three journalists from the magazine – Shahid Tantray, Prabhjit Singh and another female journalist – were …

Press Council of India asks Delhi Police, chief secretary for report regarding assault on three journalists
4 years, 3 months ago

Press Council of India asks Delhi Police, chief secretary for report regarding assault on three journalists

Firstpost  

The Caravan magazine had alleged that a mob in northeast Delhi had assaulted Shahid Tantray, Prabhjit Singh and a woman journalist, and had threatened to kill them New Delhi: The Press Council of India on Tuesday called for a report from Delhi Police and the Delhi chief secretary in connection with the alleged assault of three journalists of a news …

PCI Calls for Report from Delhi Police, Chief Secretary in Journalists Assault Matter
4 years, 3 months ago

PCI Calls for Report from Delhi Police, Chief Secretary in Journalists Assault Matter

News 18  

The Press Council of India on Tuesday called for a report from Delhi Police and the chief secretary in connection with the alleged assault of three journalists of a news magazine by a mob in northeast Delhi. The police on August 12 said it has received a complaint from a news magazine that three of its journalists, including a woman, …

FIR registered in Chhattisgarh against Ankhi Das, two Facebook users
4 years, 4 months ago

FIR registered in Chhattisgarh against Ankhi Das, two Facebook users

The Hindu  

The Raipur Police have registered a case against Ankhi Das, Public Policy Director of Facebook for India, South and Central Asia, and two other users of the social media platform, for allegedly hurting religious sentiments and intending to incite communal violence. In his complaint, Mr. Tiwari said that after he shared a Facebook post referring to a recent The Wall …

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