Topic: Journalism
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.
World Press Freedom index: India remains “one of the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists”
India became one of the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists trying to do their job properly, according to a World Press Freedom Index 2021 published by the international journalism not-for profit body, Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
Media bodies in Kashmir protest IG’s diktat to journalists “to not come closer to encounter sites”
Journalist bodies in Kashmir urged Inspector General of police in Kashmir Vijay Kumar to put the record straight and clarify the statement attributed to him, after the top police officer said that the "media persons should not come closer to encounter sites and law and order situations and they should not carry live coverage of these situations."
Manipuri Journalists on indefinite strike after grenade attack
Journalists in Manipur went on an indefinite strike on Sunday, after a hand-grenade attack on the office of a vernacular newspaper. Poknapham is the...
38-hour raid at NewsClick’s office, ED seizes laptops, mobile phones
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday ended its raid after 38-hours in independent media house NewsClick's office amid condemnation by journalists' bodies, opposition politicians and rights activists.
