Topic: journalist
Delhi police manhandle, detain two journalists at Singhu border
Journalists Mandeep Punia and Dharmender Singh were detained and manhandled by the Delhi Police from the farmers' protest site at Singhu border on Saturday night.
2020: Murders of journalists more than double worldwide
The number of journalists murdered in retaliation for their work more than doubled in 2020, as criminal gangs and militant groups targeted reporters working in violent but democratic nations, said a report by Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
59 journalists killed this year worldwide, says report
At least 59 media workers have been killed this year, four of them women, the UN said on Wednesday, in a call to stand up for access to information and factual reporting “as a public good”.
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.
Siddique Kappan’s arrest: NHRC seeks report from district magistrate, police superintendent
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice and sought Action Taken Report (ATR) from Uttar Pradesh authorities in the case of Malayalam journalist Siddique Kappan's arrest.
Attacks on journalists in Assam: Editors Guild of India writes to CM Sonowal
The Editors Guild of India has written a letter to the Chief Minister of Assam, on the growing incidence of violence against journalists and urging him to take necessary steps to ensure their safety.
