IJU condemns assassination of senior journalist Shujaat Bhukhari
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) strongly condemned the assassination of senior journalist and Editor of popular daily Rising Kashmir, Shujaat Bhukari on Thursday evening. According to reports, he was shot dead by unidentified gunmen, suspected to be militants...
“Oh, how do you manage being on the field and your home life?”
On World Press Freedom Day, a team of women reporters of Khabar Lahariya, a newspaper run by rural women in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, said that if they were to reply to this question, with one of their own, they would say, ‘Dear Male Colleague, Are...
Indian journalist subjected of harsh online harassment
Investigative journalist Rana Ayyub has been subjected of relentless doxing, online abuse and violent threats including death threats in India. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the targeted online harassment of the journalist and demands...
Journalists assaulted while covering poll violence in Kolkata
Photojournalist Biplab Mondal of The Times of India daily was forcibly undressed, illegally confined and beaten while other journalists and photojournalists were attacked in Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal on April 9, 2018 while they were covering the filing of...
IJU strongly protest decision to appoint committee for online media
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) strongly protested against decision of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to appoint a committee with officials of various ministries and representatives of the Press Council of India (PCI), News Broadcasters Association...
India: Two journalists killed in 24 hours
Sandeep Sharma and Naveen Nishchal were both killed in separate vehicle incidents in India on Monday, March 26. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the National Union of Journalists (India) condemn the killings and demand immediate and...
NUJ (India) strongly condemn brutal killing of journalists in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh
The National Union of Journalists (India) joins its state unit NUJ(Bihar) and Journalists Union of Madhya Pradesh in strongly condemning the gruesome murder of frontline journalist Brajesh Kumar working for national daily newspaper in Bihar and Sandeep Sharma working...
Journalists assaulted by police covering demonstrations in Delhi
Delhi police assaulted two women journalists and snatched away the camera of one while they were covering the demonstration organized by students and teachers of the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India on March 23. One male journalist was also beaten up...
India: Arrest in editor’s killing beginning of road to justice
Over six months after the cold-blooded murder of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh in Bangalore, India, an arrest was made of the first accused KT Naveen Kumar. The IFJ urges the Indian authorities to step up the investigation to arrest and prosecute all responsible...
Kashmiri photojournalist detained for several months in India
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Indian Journalist Union (IJU) in condemning the extended detention of photojournalist Kamran Yousuf, by India’s National Investigation Authority (NIA).The IFJ demands immediate release of the...
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IJU Condemns Cases Against Journos in UP, Haryana
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...
India: Journalists assaulted while covering violent clashes
Senior police assaulted several journalists as they covered violent clashes in Barrackpore, a city in West Bengal, on Sunday, September 1. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) in condemning the...
IJU Condemns UP Govt For Case Against Journo
The Indian Journalists Union strongly condemns the Uttar Pradesh government for filing an FIR against a journalist in Mirzapur district for reporting the truth and demands that it be withdrawn forthwith. Pawan Jaiswal, with Hindi publication Jansandesh, had shot a...
NUJ(I) Condemns Journalists beaten in West Bengal
New Delhi September 3, 2017 :- The National Union of Journalists (India) strongly condemned the incident took place in Barrackpore, West Bengal. According to the information, West Bengal Police Deputy Commissioner was caught on camera openly assaulting journalists who...
IJU Slams PCI Chairman’s Conduct
The Indian Journalists Union and its three nominated Members to the Press Council of India representing media organisations are shocked and gravely troubled at the PCI Chairman Justice (Retd) C K Prasad’s blatant violation of the Council rules, plus his actions have...
IJU concern over “NRC” targeting of Journos
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and its affiliate Journalists Union of Assam (JUA) has expressed serious concern over propaganda under the “NRC” Authority logo to malign and brand a group of renowned journalists from across the country as anti-national for their...
We condemn the media censorship of Jammu and Kashmir State – Free Media Movement
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the steps taken pertaining to media censorship in Jammu and Kashmir parallel to the Indian government's unilateral decision on 4th August regarding the ownership of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir state. In the first week of...