Topic: CPJ
Journalists harassed, obstructed while covering home demolitions in Haryana’s Khori Gaon
Global press freedom watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged Haryana authorities to cease harassing and obstructing members of the press covering protests and demolitions in Khori Gaon in Haryana, and ensure that they can report freely.
Global org of journalists urges UP police to drop defamation cases against journalists
Committee to Protect Journalists has urged Uttar Pradesh government authorities to drop their criminal investigations into journalists Nidhi Suresh, Manoj Shukla, and Yashwant Singh, and cease harassing members of the press over their work.
Global journalists’ body calls for release of Siddique Kappan
The Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent, nonprofit organisation that promotes press freedom worldwide, welcomed the decision by a court in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district to drop a breach of peace charge against Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, and urged authorities to drop all other charges against him and release him immediately.
Israeli violence systematic against Journalistic freedom; Sparks outrage worldwide
The attack on Media outlets and journalists has been systematic since the Israeli air raids on the coastal Palestinian territory started on Monday.
Four Indians among 274 journalists jailed worldwide: CPJ 2020 Prison Census
Four Indian journalists mentioned in the report are Aasif Sultan (Kashmir Narrator), Siddique Kappan (Malayalam freelance journalist) and renowned columnists and writers Gautam Navlakha and Anand Teltumbde.
Global journalists’ body condemns contempt plea against cartoonist Rachita Taneja
The Committee to Protect Journalists expressed alarm over a petition to the Indian Supreme Court calling for it to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against political cartoonist Rachita Taneja for her comics about the judiciary.
