Scroll 22 October 2020 The International Press Institute and Belgium-based International Federation of Journalists accused the BJP of using pandemic as an excuse to stifle criticism. The International Press Institute and Belgium-based International Federation of Journalists on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to drop all charges against journalists, including those under the draconian sedition laws, that […]
Deccan Herald 22 October 2020 Two international media organisations have shot o a joint letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take urgent action to “prevent the increasing use” of sedition laws and other legal sanctions against journalists and ensure that they “can work without harassment and fear of reprisal”. Two international media organisations have […]
The Indian Express 22 October 2020 “As many as 55 journalists were targeted for covering the pandemic in India between 25 March, when lockdown was first imposed, and 31 May, a report by Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) has shown,” they stated. Two international press associations have written a joint letter to Prime Minister Narendra […]
The Logical Indian 22 October 2020Writer: Navya Singh | Editor: Prateek Gautam | Creatives: Navya Singh The International Federation of Journalists and the International Press Institute on 21 October, wrote a letter to PM Modi urging him to take “immediate steps to ensure that journalists can work without harassment and fear of reprisal”. The International […]
The Quint 22 October 2020 “Journalistic work cannot be equated to sedition or undermining security,” the letter by IFJ and IPI stated. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the International Press Institute (IPI) on Wednesday, 21 October, wrote a joint letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him to take “immediate steps to […]
The Hindu 21 October 2020 Letter to PM Modi says that in past few months, a number of journalists have been charged under Section 124A of IPC. The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists, along with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), in a letter to Prime Minister […]
Los Angeles Times 04 October 2020 By NEHA THIRANI BAGRI MUMBAI, India — Four days after India locked down in late March to fight the spread of the coronavirus, Jagat Bains got a call from a group of migrant working families in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh. With construction work having ground to a halt, the […]
Mirror Now 29 September 2020 EP1253 – Is the move to freeze Amnesty’s account, a witch hunt or valid crackdown? | The Urban Debate29 SEPTEMBER 2020 | MIRROR NOW TV | 39 MIN 39 SEC On the Urban Debate today, Tanvi Shukla takes up the latest topic of the day which has gathered attention from […]
The Kashmir Monitor 17 September 2020 By Ajaz Ashraf The Muslim community has been infantilised by the Delhi Police in the controversial chargesheet that it recently filed in the February riot cases. The charge sheet will make a reader believe that Muslims live in a cocoon, completely disconnected from debates raging in the country. Their […]
UCA News 02 September 2020 By Nirendra Dev Media silenced as India is accused of underreporting its Covid-19 deaths The cat is finally out of the bag: The Indian economy is indeed in the doldrums. None other than Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman admitted last week that the Covid19 pandemic was “an act of God,” meaning […]