Topic: press freedom
Police can’t summon journalist without FIR: Madras HC quashes notice
The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) last week quashed a police notice issued to a journalist, holding that the police had no authority...
Gaza became the world’s most dangerous place for journalists in 2025: Palestinian journalists’ union
Israel’s systematic campaign of violence against Palestinian journalists, ongoing since October 2023, reached its deadliest peak in 2025, with dozens of media workers deliberately targeted, according to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate.
More than 14,000 cases of free speech violations in 2025 in India: Free Speech Collective
India reported 14,875 instances of free speech violations in 2025, including the killing of eight journalists and one social media influencer, the Free Speech Collective said in a report on Tuesday.
Kashmir: Journalist faces police harassment, phone seized over anti-corruption article
Harassment of journalists in Kashmir continues through regular raids on newsrooms, the filing of FIRs, the seizure of phones and laptops, and heightened surveillance....
“Another attempt to silence us”: Kashmir Times denounces SIA raids, calls allegations “attack on press freedom”
Editors of Kashmir Times on Thursday condemned the raids by the State Investigation Agency on its office and said allegations that the newspaper was...
Fear amongst journalists in Kashmir as new order sought background details, salary slips
The recent directive where the Department of Information, Jammu and Kashmir, in various districts, have sought details on the background of journalists, including salary...
