Tag: Freedom of Press
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Kolkata-based digital media organizations express grave concern on ED raids at NewsClick, issue statement
Kolkata: We the undersigned strongly condemn the harassment and intimidation of independent media houses and journalists associated with them by the Bharatiya Janata Party run central government. The raids by the Enforcement Directorate at the office of NewsClick and the homes of its directors and editor Prabir Purkayastha is not an isolated stray incident, but…
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BJP govt waging war against farmers by fencing, nailing, and erecting concrete walls at protest site borders: Citizens
New Delhi: Denouncing the razor wire fencing, cementing of nails, erecting concrete walls, and setting up of a huge barricade by the Delhi police at all the protest site borders of the national capital, citizens from all walks of life gathered at Mandi House on Wednesday for a solidarity march. The participants alleged that Modi…
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Independent journalist Mandeep Punia gets bail
Delhi: A Delhi Court Tuesday granted bail to freelance journalist Mandeep Punia who was picked by the Delhi police on January 30 from the farmers’ protest site at Delhi’s Singhu border. The Court noted that the alleged scuffle incident took place around 6.30 PM. However, the FIR was registered at around 1.21 AM on the…
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Jail Walls Can’t Stop Independent Voices
Kolkata: We represent a section of independent online news and views portals, Radio stations and TV channels as well as independent citizen journalists and social media practitioners from Bengal. We are deeply concerned and vehemently opposed to the increasing attack on the freedom of press in India, particularly, the small media outlets which are operating…
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Human rights body condemns the criminalisation of media persons and free speech in India
The Peoples’ Union for Civil Liberties has strongly condemned criminalisation of media persons as the civil body claimed at least 55 journalists have faced criminal cases by different governments during Covid-19 pandemic in India. For the larger interest of society, we are publishing the statement of PUCL as it is. Please do read. The…