Missing Journalist found dead in Jharkhand; family claims murder
A senior journalist, Hari Prakash, was found dead in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district. The family members of the journalist claimed that he has been murdered. He was missing for the last two days. The police recovered a bottle of poison from the journalist, and his...
पत्रकार सुरक्षा कानून बनाने और छोटे अखबारों की समस्याओं को लेकर प्रधानमंत्री को ज्ञापन दिया; एनयूजे की मीडिया काउंसिल और मीडिया कमीशन बनाने की मांग
नेशनल यूनियन ऑफ जर्नलिस्ट्स (इंडिया) के प्रतिनिधिमंल ने देशभर में पत्रकारों पर हमलों के खिलाफ प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी को ज्ञापन सौंपा। ज्ञापन में पत्रकार सुरक्षा कानून, मीडिया आयोग, मीडिया काउंसिल बनाने तथा लघु व मध्यम समाचार पत्र-पत्रिकाओं की समस्याओं पर गौर करने...
NUJ(I) appeals PM for curbing attacks on mediapersons
In order to draw the attention of the Government of India on growing attacks on mediapersons all over the country during the last one decade and pressing upon its demand for enactment of a Journalists Protection Act, the National Union of Journalists (India) today...
IFJ Resolution: India: We stand with journalists in Kashmir
We, journalists of the Asia Pacific, representing journalists' trade unions and associations of the region, gathered at a meeting of the IFJ in Kathmandu on Nov 24, 2016, call urgently for peace in Kashmir, India. We strongly condemn the attacks and restrictions on...
IFJ Resolution: India: Improve safety and security of media workers
In light of the increasingly brutal attacks on journalists in India, we, journalists of the Asia Pacific, representing journalists' trade unions and associations of the region, gathered at a meeting of the IFJ in Kathmandu on Nov 24, 2016, call for the government to...
Defending the messenger
Journalists in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh have been under siege for the past several decades while living and reporting on the conflict between the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) and the Government of India, with the vast majority of adivasi...
Sixth journalist killed in India as deadly year continues
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the National Union of Journalists (India) (NUJ) and the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) in deploring the killing of yet another journalist in Bihar six months after the killing of Rajdeo Ranjan,...
IJU condemns murder of journalist in Bihar
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) strongly condemned the murder of Dharmendra Singh, Correspondent of Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar at Rohtas in Bihar on Saturday morning, 12 November. He was shot dead by three motorcycle borne unidentified assailants while he was...
NUJ(I) condemns brutal murder of journalist Dharmendra Singh
Condemning horrific murder of Journalist Dharmendra Singh, Sasaram, Bihar, National Union of Journalists (India) demanded immediate judicial probe of the incident. "It is high time that the Government should come forward with Journalist Protection Act and family...
Circle of Impunity
Malini Subramaniam, freelance contributor for online news website Scroll.in, was based in Bastar, Chhattisgarh. She reported on human rights violations perpetrated by the police, security forces and vigilante groups and brought to the fore incidents of sexual violence...
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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...
KWJA condemns Kamran’s illegal detention, NIA’s journalism lessons
The Kashmir Working Journalists Association (KWJA) condemns the continuous incarceration of photojournalist Kamran Yousuf who is being victimized only for carrying out his professional duties that somehow embarrassed the government. The 23-year-old photojournalist has...
Indian authorities clamp down on foreign journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), in raising concern over India’s visa policy to foreign journalists. The IFJ urges the Indian government to respect the right of journalists of all...