by SAMSN Admin | Oct 21, 2020 | India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Trade Union Rights
The Jammu and Kashmir administration shut down the Srinagar office of Kashmir Times, one of the leading English-language dailies in the Kashmir Valley, on October 19. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian affiliates Indian Journalists Union...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 19, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
Ramesh Rath, a senior journalist affiliated with Odisha Television (OTV) was arrested in Odisha’s capital Bhubaneswar on October 15. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian affiliate the National Union of Journalists- India (NUJ-I) denounce...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 8, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
Journalist Siddique Kappan has been arrested and booked by the Mathura police in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly instigating communal violence. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian affiliates the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and National...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 7, 2020 | India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Jammu and Kashmir Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) on October 4 against a website that published a list of journalists and activists allegedly funded by the Indian government to spread public anxiety. The International Federation of...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 1, 2020 | India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
The government in Karnataka has shutdown Power TV, a private broadcaster, in retaliation for the broadcaster’s reports on corruption allegations against the chief minister Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa and his family members. The International Federation of...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 29, 2020 | Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
Kamal Shukla, the editor of Bhumkal Samachar magazine and head of the Patrakar Suraksha Kanoon Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti, an organisation to protect journalists, was assaulted and threatened by ruling party cadres in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. The...
