Topic: press freedom
Pope Leo XIV calls for press freedom, release of jailed journalists
Pope Leo XIV urged the release of imprisoned journalists and emphasised the importance of press freedom during his first news conference at the Vatican on Monday.
“Press freedom violated”: Journalists, civil society members decry after Maktoob’s X withheld in India
Following the withholding of Maktoob Media’s X handle in India, journalists across the country strongly condemned the act, calling it a clear violation of...
Gujarat journalist threatened, harassed by cop while reporting tensions during Ram Navami
Sahal Qureshi, a senior journalist, was threatened and prevented from doing his job by a local police officer during a scuffle between two groups...
Two women journalists arrested in Telangana over video criticising CM Revanth Reddy, sparking outrage
On Wednesday, Hyderabad police arrested two YouTube journalists following a complaint by a Congress worker over a video critical of Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.
Tamil news website Vikatan blocked after BJP opposes cartoon on PM Modi; Stalin calls it “attack on democracy”
The website of Tamil media house Vikatan has been blocked since Saturday, February 15, following a campaign from the BJP over a cartoon depicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
2024 another record-setting year for journalists jailed: CPJ report
China, Israel, and Myanmar emerged as the world’s three worst offenders in another record-setting year for journalists jailed because of their work, the Committee...
