FIR against Kashmiri journalist Gowhar Geelani for social media posts threatening national security
4 years, 8 months ago

FIR against Kashmiri journalist Gowhar Geelani for social media posts threatening national security

Op India  

The Cyber Police Station Kashmir Zone on Tuesday booked a journalist Gowhar Geelani for indulging in unlawful activities through his posts and writings on social media. According to the reports, Jammu and Kashmir Police said they had received information that an individual named Gowher Geelani was indulging in unlawful activities by glorifying terrorism through his posts on social media. “The unlawful activities include glorifying terrorism in Kashmir Valley, causing disaffection against the country and causing fear or alarm in the minds of the public that may lead to the commission of offences against public tranquillity and the security of State,” the police statement said. Two more Kashmiri journalists booked Earlier, the Jammu and Kashmir police had booked two other Kashmiri journalists Masrat Zahra and Peerzada Ashiq for spreading misinformation on social media and sharing anti-national posts with criminal intent.

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FIR against Sikh man in UP for posting pictures with weapons, ‘supporting’ Khalistan
2 weeks, 3 days ago

FIR against Sikh man in UP for posting pictures with weapons, ‘supporting’ Khalistan

Hindustan Times  

Police have lodged an FIR against a Sikh man in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit district for allegedly posting pictures of himself carrying weapons on social media and expressing support for Khalistan, officials said on Sunday. Police have urged local residents to report any such incidents, including activities on social media, to police. The police said on December 23, three alleged Khalistan …

UP: Sikh man booked for posting pictures with weapons on social media, pro-Khalistan post
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

UP: Sikh man booked for posting pictures with weapons on social media, pro-Khalistan post

Hindustan Times  

Police in this Uttar Pradesh district have lodged an FIR against a Sikh man for allegedly posting pictures of himself carrying weapons on social media and expressing support for Khalistan, officials said on Sunday. Police in this Uttar Pradesh district have lodged an FIR against a Sikh man for allegedly posting pictures of himself carrying weapons on social media and …

Karnataka HM reveals Police have filed 37 cases for social media posts against politicians
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka HM reveals Police have filed 37 cases for social media posts against politicians

Op India  

On Tuesday, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara revealed in the state assembly that the state Police has registered 37 FIRs/cases this year over ‘derogatory’ social media posts against politicians. According to the Moneycontrol report, these social media users were accused of ‘spreading false information’ or making derogatory remarks against politicians, mostly Congress leaders. Speaking to Moneycontrol, Bengaluru city police commissioner …

As Rana Ayyub laments arrest of 6 'journalists', details of their anti-India activities
1 year, 3 months ago

As Rana Ayyub laments arrest of 6 'journalists', details of their anti-India activities

Op India  

Scam-accused alleged journalist Rana Ayyub has a history of spreading propaganda against Hindus and defending ‘journalists’ accused of involvement in anti-India activities. Rupesh Kumar Singh, Fahad Shah, Asif Sultan, Irfan Mehraj, Majid Hyderi, Gautam Navlakha, Manan Dar, Sajad Gul…… — Rana Ayyub October 3, 2023 In her apparent attempt to garner support for the abovementioned ‘journalists’ Rana Ayyub forgot to …

Editor of news channel held for social media post
1 year, 5 months ago

Editor of news channel held for social media post

Hindustan Times  

A 50-year-old editor of a Hindi news channel was arrested on Friday for allegedly posting a misleading post against Gurugram police commissioner Kala Ramachandran, said police. Editor of news channel held for social media post Gurugram police said a case was registered against Mukesh Kumar, resident editor of Noida-based Sudarshan News channel and a resident of Sector 17 on Thursday …

Nuh violence: FIR against 3 'influencers', 2,300 social media videos under cop lens
1 year, 5 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 …

Independent journalist harassed online, files police complaint
1 year, 6 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 …

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, …

Pakistan launches online propaganda in support of anti-India journalists
1 year, 9 months ago

Pakistan launches online propaganda in support of anti-India journalists

Op India  

On April 1, Jammu & Kashmir Counter Disinformation Centre detailed multiple campaigns being run by Pakistani handles in support of so-called Kashmiri ‘journalists’ arrested by security agencies for their involvement in anti-India activities. The accused, including Irfan Mehraj, Fahad Shah, Aasif Sultan, and Sajad Gul, are being projected as innocent journalists arrested by security agencies as they reported on “India’s …

NIA court frames sedition charges against ‘The Kashmir Walla’ editor
1 year, 9 months ago

NIA court frames sedition charges against ‘The Kashmir Walla’ editor

Op India  

A special National Investigation Agency court in Jammu has slapped sedition and UAPA charges against The Kashmir Walla editor Peerzada Fahad Shah. The case was filed after the news website The Kashmir Walla, the editor-in-chief of which is Fahad Shah, published an article written by Abdul Ala Fazili- The Shackles of Slavery Will Break. The Kashmir Walla editor Fahad Shah …

No Fetters Can Be Placed On Press Freedom By Registering FIRs Against Journalists Who Report On Information Given By Identifiable Source: JKL High Court
1 year, 11 months ago

No Fetters Can Be Placed On Press Freedom By Registering FIRs Against Journalists Who Report On Information Given By Identifiable Source: JKL High Court

Live Law  

Quashing an FIR against a journalist, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Friday said that no fetters can be placed on the freedom of press by registering the FIR against journalists, who perform their professional duty by publishing news items on the basis of information obtained by them from an identifiable source. "However, they are also expected …

Journalist associations express concern over police searches against The Wire editors
2 years, 2 months 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, …

Hyderabad cops form special team to track down bloggers inciting communal animosity
2 years, 4 months ago

Hyderabad cops form special team to track down bloggers inciting communal animosity

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The city police have formed a special team, which will be led by the chief of cybercrime unit to track down the bloggers who had posted communally sensitive videos that sparked unrest in Old City prior to the arrest of legislator T. Raja Singh. On Sunday, the special team arrested a blogger, Mohammed Imran Khan, for allegedly uploading videos …

Prophet remarks row: India police book BJP’s Nupur Sharma, others
2 years, 7 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 …

Kashmir journalist arrested under India’s anti-terror law
2 years, 11 months ago

Kashmir journalist arrested under India’s anti-terror law

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir said they arrested a prominent journalist on accusations of publishing “anti-national content,” in a widening crackdown against media in the disputed region. They described the fourth slain teenage boy, the house owner’s son, as a “hybrid” militant, a term authorities began using last year for alleged militants with no police record and who …

Kashmir journalist arrested under India's anti-terror law
2 years, 11 months ago

Kashmir journalist arrested under India's anti-terror law

The Independent  

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Kashmir journalist arrested amid widening crackdown
2 years, 11 months ago

Kashmir journalist arrested amid widening crackdown

Al Jazeera  

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Police in Indian-administered Kashmir have arrested a prominent journalist under stringent “anti-terror” law and sedition, accusing him of “glorifying terrorism” and “spreading fake news”, in an intensifying crackdown on press freedom in the Himalayan region. The Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York-based media watchdog, in a statement called the arrest “utter disregard for press freedom …

‘Kashmir Walla’ editor held for uploading ‘anti-national content’
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Kashmir Walla’ editor held for uploading ‘anti-national content’

The Hindu  

Fahad Shah, editor of the popular Srinagar-based news portal The Kashmir Walla, was arrested on Friday for “uploading anti-national content” on the social media platform, Facebook, the Jammu & Kashmir Police said. A police spokesperson said it had been reliably learnt by the Pulwama police that some Facebook users and portals had been “uploading anti-national content, including photographs, videos and …

Media watchdog asks India to release Kashmiri journalist
3 years ago

Media watchdog asks India to release Kashmiri journalist

The Independent  

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Tripura Police UAPA Case: 24 Online Profiles Taken Down, 57 Tweets Removed
3 years, 1 month ago

Tripura Police UAPA Case: 24 Online Profiles Taken Down, 57 Tweets Removed

The Quint  

After Tripura Police invoked the Unlawful Activities Act to book over 100 journalists, lawyers and other critics of the BJP government, 24 social media profiles have been pulled down and 57 tweets have been removed, of which 23 are “withheld in India in response to a legal demand," The Indian Express reported. Only 12 of these have over 10,000 followers, …

Editors Guild condemns police action against journalists in Tripura under UAPA
3 years, 2 months ago

Editors Guild condemns police action against journalists in Tripura under UAPA

Hindustan Times  

The Editors Guild of India on Sunday condemned the Tripura police's action of booking 102 people, including journalists, under the Unlawful Activities Act and said the government cannot use such stringent laws to suppress reporting on communal violence incidents. Students Federation of India activists protested outside Tripura Bhawan in New Delhi against communal violence in Tripura, The Guild, in a …

Social media giants accused of ‘silencing’ Kashmir voices
3 years, 3 months ago

Social media giants accused of ‘silencing’ Kashmir voices

Al Jazeera  

Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are taking down accounts of Kashmiris, a report by a Kashmiri diaspora group says. A report by a Kashmiri diaspora group has accused social media giants Twitter, Facebook and Instagram of silencing Kashmiri voices in the digital spaces through the frequent suspension of the accounts of artists, academics, and journalists based in and outside the disputed …

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

Social media handles, publishers spread false information trying to incite communal hatred: UP Police on Ghaziabad issue
3 years, 6 months ago

Social media handles, publishers spread false information trying to incite communal hatred: UP Police on Ghaziabad issue

Op India  

Note: Later reports suggests the main accused’s name is Parvez Gujjar and not Parvesh Gujjar. Uttar Pradesh Police in a press conference held on Wednesday afternoon apprised that an FIR has been filed against Twitter and few other social media account holders for publishing incorrect and inflammatory information pertaining to the Ghaziabad crime which is still under investigation. SSP Amit …

Govt muffling voices in Kashmir Valley through crackdowns on newspapers and intimidation of journalists
3 years, 11 months ago

Govt muffling voices in Kashmir Valley through crackdowns on newspapers and intimidation of journalists

The Hindu  

The Kashmir valley was always a difficult terrain for journalists to operate in. Around the same time, the Jammu and Kashmir Cyber Police invoked the dreaded Unlawful Activities Prevention Act against two Kashmiri journalists, Gowhar Geelani and Masrat Zahra. In a statement, the Jammu & Kashmir Police said that Cyber Police Station Kashmir Zone, Srinagar, had received information through reliable …

Indian journalists accused of sedition for farmer protest reports
3 years, 11 months ago

Indian journalists accused of sedition for farmer protest reports

Al Jazeera  

Cases filed against TV anchor Rajdeep Sardesai, Caravan magazine editor Vinod Jose and others for reports and online posts. Journalists protesting against the arrest of Mandeep Punia next to the new Delhi police headquarters pic.twitter.com/3yxkRvWQeX — Vijayta Lalwani January 31, 2021 Caravan Executive Editor Jose said his journalists on the ground heard from a witness and a relative of the …

Editors Guild demands release of 3 Manipur journalists
3 years, 11 months ago

Editors Guild demands release of 3 Manipur journalists

The Hindu  

The Editors Guild of India on Monday called for the immediate release of three journalists of the website The Frontier Manipur, terming their recent arrests under sedition and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act charges are a violation of the freedom of speech. “The Editors Guild of India considers the recent arrest of a writer and two editors of Manipur website The …

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 …

Raipur-based journalist files FIR against Facebook India's public policy director for 'inciting communal animosity'
4 years, 4 months ago

Raipur-based journalist files FIR against Facebook India's public policy director for 'inciting communal animosity'

Firstpost  

The FIR against Facebook India’s public policy director Ankhi Das was filed by journalist Awesh Tiwari, who is named in a separate FIR filed by Das in Delhi The public policy director of Facebook India, Ankhi Das, along with two others, has been named in a first information report filed by Raipur-based journalist Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. As per The Quint, …

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 …

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Mechanism To Check Fake News & Instigative Content On Twitter [Read Petition]
4 years, 7 months ago

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Mechanism To Check Fake News & Instigative Content On Twitter [Read Petition]

Live Law  

BJP leader Vinit Goenka has moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Central Government to devise a mechanism so as to keep a check on fake news and instigative messages being circulated via social media, especially Twitter. The petition filed through Advocate Ashwani Kumar Dubey states that in the absence of a proper mechanism, social media platforms are …

Faking danger: on fighting fake news
4 years, 7 months ago

Faking danger: on fighting fake news

The Hindu  

The frequency with which journalists have been arrested since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic is quite disturbing. The reasons given by the police across India for arresting reporters and editors of news portals indicate that special provisions enacted to prevent the spread of rumour during disasters are being used to suppress reporting on political developments and possible governmental corruption. …

‘Won’t Compromise Sticking to Facts’: Kashmiri Journalist on FIR
4 years, 8 months ago

‘Won’t Compromise Sticking to Facts’: Kashmiri Journalist on FIR

The Quint  

Ashiq was summoned by the police on Sunday in two different districts of Kashmir within a span of six hours to explain his position regarding one of his news reports. “An information was received on April 19 regarding a fake news item being published in ‘The Hindu' newspaper by the journalist namely Peer Zada Ashiq, regarding an encounter at Shopian …

Jammu and Kashmir Police struggles to combat fake news on coronavirus outbreak and internet restrictions; 178 people arrested in Valley
4 years, 8 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir Police struggles to combat fake news on coronavirus outbreak and internet restrictions; 178 people arrested in Valley

Firstpost  

The cyber crime division of the Kashmir Police has registered nine case regarding misuse of social media since the outbreak of coronavirus. This compromised the safetyy of the doctor, as he received many threats after the incident.” In another instance of misuse of social media, several fake accounts Jammu and Kashmir government spokesperson Rohit Kansal were created recently. We will …

‘Brazen attack’: Outrage over Kashmir police probing journalists
4 years, 8 months ago

‘Brazen attack’: Outrage over Kashmir police probing journalists

Al Jazeera  

Cases filed against three Kashmiri journalists in less than a week as media and rights groups decry ‘misuse of power’. Pulwama, Indian-administered Kashmir – Media watchdogs and rights groups have called police charges against journalists in Indian-administered Kashmir a “brazen attack” on freedom of expression. Activist Khurram Parvez of the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society told Al Jazeera on …

Indian police open case against Kashmir social media users
4 years, 10 months ago

Indian police open case against Kashmir social media users

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir have registered a case against unidentified internet users who employed virtual private networks, or VPNs, to circumvent a social media ban in the disputed region, police said Tuesday, in an apparent effort to stop their use. Police said they misused social media “to propagate a secessionist ideology and promote unlawful activities.” “Hundreds of …

Srinagar Cyber Police take cognizance of misuse of social media
4 years, 10 months ago

Srinagar Cyber Police take cognizance of misuse of social media

India TV News  

Taking serious note of the misuse of social media, the Cyber Police Station, Kashmir Zone, has registered an FIR against various social media users who defied the government's orders and misused different social media platforms. It is pertinent to mention here that the government of the Union Territory of J&K had issued an order on January 14 banning all social …

Ayodhya verdict: Intensive patrolling, constant monitoring of social media, security forces on their toes to maintain peace
5 years, 2 months ago

Ayodhya verdict: Intensive patrolling, constant monitoring of social media, security forces on their toes to maintain peace

Firstpost  

An overwhelming presence of men and women in ‘khaki’ on ground, intensive patrolling and monitoring of various social media platforms were the drill followed by security forces to check any inflammatory or mischievous act in the wake of the SC verdict in Ayodhya title dispute New Delhi: An overwhelming presence of men and women in ‘khaki’ on ground, intensive patrolling …

Jammu and Kashmir Police books two from Rajouri for provocative Facebook posts; case filed for promoting enmity
5 years, 4 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir Police books two from Rajouri for provocative Facebook posts; case filed for promoting enmity

Firstpost  

The police booked two men in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Friday for their “sensitive” posts on social media platform Facebook, thereby emerging as a threat to public order Jammu: The police booked two men in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Friday for their “sensitive” posts on social media platform Facebook, thereby emerging as a threat to public …

Kashmiri journalists claim to be caught in crossfire between Indian govt and militant groups, say they've 'become punching bag'
5 years, 9 months ago

Kashmiri journalists claim to be caught in crossfire between Indian govt and militant groups, say they've 'become punching bag'

Firstpost  

The present situation is the most dangerous and difficult for journalists in decades, according to dozens of journalists in Kashmir Srinagar: Most nights in recent weeks, journalist Asif Qureshi’s phone vibrates with a message from a known number of Jaish-e-Mohammed, a Pakistan-based militant group that killed 40 Indian paramilitary policemen in a suicide attack in Kashmir in February: “Allah always …

Noida police urges public to not share unverified information on social media in view of Pulwama terror attack
5 years, 10 months ago

Noida police urges public to not share unverified information on social media in view of Pulwama terror attack

India TV News  

The police on Saturday urged people to not believe rumours or share unverified information on social media after a purported video, claiming the arrest of a terrorist present in Greater Noida, surfaced on WhatsApp. An offensive comment related to the Pulwama terror attack emerged on social media Saturday in the name of a Jammu and Kashmir student in Greater Noida, …

Tracking pseudo-journalism: Haryana newspaper bodies seek regulation as self-proclaimed scribes run rampant
6 years, 6 months ago

Tracking pseudo-journalism: Haryana newspaper bodies seek regulation as self-proclaimed scribes run rampant

Firstpost  

In Haryana, a number of self-proclaimed journalists have been arrested in recent months for trying to blackmail and extort money. “I was not ready, but he kept calling, and were settled for Rs 4.25 lakh, with Rs 1 lakh as advance to stop the episodes from being re-shared on social media the same day,” Mehta said in his FIR registered …

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