Topic: journalist
Maldives journalists boycott India’s offer to train them, protesting attack on minorities, press
Some of the journalists from Maldives said they have decided to boycott the Indian government’s offer to train their country’s scribes, protesting "the attacks on free press and violence against minorities especially Muslims and Christians in India."
Mumbai Press Club awards: Danish Siddiqui named ‘Journalist of the Year’
Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who died while being on an assignment in Afghanistan, will be posthumously awarded the ‘Journalist of the Year’ for 2020 by the Mumbai Press Club.
China world’s biggest jailer of journalists: Report
According to Reporter Without Borders’ (RSF) annual round-up published recently, a record number of journalists – 488, including 60 women – are currently detained worldwide, while another 65 are being held hostage.
Destruction happened. It’s time to create the world we want: Nobel laureate Maria Ressa
Full text of journalist Maria Ressa's speech at the Nobel Peace Prize awarding ceremony held on Friday, December 10.
Supreme Court stays criminal proceedings against journalists covered Tripura violence
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed all criminal proceedings against two women journalists, Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarnja Jha who were arrested by the Tripura Police while covering the anti-Muslim violence in the state and their employer HW News Network.
Veteran journalist Vinod Dua dies at 67
Veteran journalist Vinod Dua, who was hospitalised with Covid earlier this year, died on Saturday. He was 67.
