by SAMSN Admin | Oct 2, 2019 | Freedom of Expression, Impunity, India, Internet Freedom, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Politics, Release
The Supreme Court today admitted Indian Journalists Union intervention application in Anuradha Bhasin, Executive Editor of Kashmir Times, writ petition challenging the communication shutdown in Kashmir for violating the freedom of the press guaranteed under Article...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 30, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Impunity, India, Internet Freedom, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
Indian Journalists Union (IJU) today on the Universal Access to Information Day reiterates its concern at the continued internet and communication shut down in Kashmir valley. The government of India is increasingly blocking internet to stop organizing protests...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 16, 2019 | Access to Information, Alert, Freedom of Expression, India, Internet Freedom, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, News, Release
Since August 5, the Indian government has imposed a shutdown of the internet in Jammu & Kashmir. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) have strongly condemned the shutdown as a violation of the right...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 16, 2019 | Access to Information, Alert, Freedom of Expression, India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, News, Release
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU), the largest and most representative union of working journalists in the country, has sought to intervene in the Anuradha Bhasin writ petition challenging the communications lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir, in the Supreme Court. IJU...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 12, 2019 | Arrest / Detainment, Freedom of Expression, Harassment, Human Rights, India, Media Rights Violations, News, Release
In the past week journalists have come under threat in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, targeted by authorities for simply doing their job. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalist Union (IJU) have strongly condemned the...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 12, 2019 | Alert, Freedom of Expression, Harassment, Human Rights, India, Media Rights Violations, News, Release
The Indian Journalists Union expresses grave concern over journalists being repeatedly harassed and targeted by BJP governments in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Recently, two new fresh cases have been reported—a journalist arrested in UP’s Azamgarh district and an FIR...
