Topic: CPJ

The Committee to Protect Journalists urged Jammu and Kashmir authorities to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Fahad Shah, drop any investigation into his work, and cease detaining members of the press.

While welcoming the Kerala High Court court’s ruling of extending a stay on the Union government’s decision to cancel the license of news channel MediaOne, International Press Institue urged the government to drop its effort to shut down MediaOne over vague "national security" concerns.

Several global press bodies including CPJ, RSF and IPI urged Indian government to conduct a swift and thorough investigation into threats made to journalist Rana Ayyub.

At least 24 journalists were killed due to their work as of December 1, 2021, and India is the deadliest country for reporters, according to Committee to Protect Journalists, a global journalist body based in New York City.

In a complaint filed on 3 November, Tripura police claimed 102 social media accounts were responsible for spreading "objectionable news items/statements," and the account holders were charged under draconian UAPA.

India is one of the worst countries in the world when it comes to prosecuting killers of journalists, according to "Killers of journalists still get away with murder" a report released by the Committee to Protect Journalists.