by SAMSN Admin | Apr 12, 2021 | Harassment, India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union condemns the Hisar police, Haryana for lodging an FIR against a journalist Rajesh Kundu under charges of “cyber terrorism” and “promoting communal disharmony” for his alleged posts over social media platforms. The action is an impingement...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 17, 2021 | Gender, India, Opinion, SAMSN Blog, Sexual Harassment
The acquittal of senior journalist Priya Ramani of criminal charges of defamation brought by former editor and politician MJ Akbar is a landmark in the struggle against sexual harassment at the workplace in India. Laxmi Murthy unpacks the verdict. On February 17,...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 8, 2021 | India, Labour rights, Release
Marking International Women’s Day, the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) urged its affiliates and journalists across the country to ensure that pay audits are conducted in their newsrooms and that anomalies in gender pay gap are removed. The IJU also joins the...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 4, 2021 | Harassment, India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union expresses grave concern over the rising instances of undue haste being shown by Uttar Pradesh government and its Police in targeting journalists and booking them under sedition laws. In past 48 hours, there were two such instances. One,...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 22, 2021 | Arrest / Detainment, India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
A Gujarat court has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against senior Indian journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta following the filing of a defamation case by mining giant the Adani Group. The case pertains to an article Thakurta co-authored about Adani in 2017. The...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 18, 2020 | India, Release
I am delighted to share with you all that our beloved organisation National Union of Journalists (India) affiliated to the International Federation of Journalists, (IFJ) is going to enter into its Golden Jubilee year. It’s a proud moment for all of us. We are...
