Topic: press freedom
Press freedom under attack in India, say six global journalist bodies ahead of Modi-Biden meeting
Ahead of the meeting between US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, six global journalist organizations said on Wednesday that press freedom in India is under attack.
One year of Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing: Family renews calls for accountability from Israel
Marking one year of the killing of Palestinian American television journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on Thursday, several journalists and press organisations renewed their demand...
Siddique Kappan Q&A: Press Freedom, state violence, current politics of India
Siddique Kappan, a 43-year-old Malayali journalist and Delhi unit secretary of the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) was arrested near Mathura toll plaza...
India’s ranking in World Press Freedom Index falls to 161 out of 180 nations
India’s ranking in the 2023 World Press Freedom Index has slipped to 161 out of 180 countries, according to the latest report released by global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF). In 2022, India was ranked at 150.
“Press has a duty to speak truth to power”: Supreme Court quashes MediaOne TV ban
Supreme Court has quashed order of Ministry Of Information Refusing to renew its broadcast license for want of security clearance to Malayalam news channel MediaOne TV.
Editors Guild condemns suspension of Twitter accounts of Punjab journalists
The Editors Guild of India on Tuesday said it is deeply concerned about the arbitrary suspension of social media accounts of journalists and media organisations in Punjab.
