Bail given to three journalists arrested for airing alleged defamatory content about Adityanath

But Nation Live head Ishita Singh, and the news channel’s employees Anuj Shukla and Anshul Kaushik are still in jail because of a pending case against them.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 19, 2019 · 08:50 pm

Your social media feeds are proof that NYT’s decision to scrap cartoons won’t affect the art form

Globalisation and technology have changed the business of cartooning.

Richard Scully, The Conversation

· Jun 18, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Journalist Prashant Kanojia, arrested for video about Adityanath, released from jail

The Supreme Court had ordered the release of the journalist on bail on Tuesday.

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· Jun 12, 2019 · 07:26 pm

Journalist arrests: Rahul Gandhi says Adityanath ‘behaving foolishly’, BJP calls him a hypocrite

He said news channels will face a shortage of staff if every journalist who files a false report or peddles fakes news about him is put behind bars.

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· Jun 11, 2019 · 01:22 pm

Supreme Court directs UP government to release journalist arrested for tweet against Adityanath

The top court said Prashant Kanojia’s arrest was illegal and it resulted in ‘deprivation of personal liberty’.

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· Jun 11, 2019 · 11:35 am

Journalist Prashant Kanojia’s wife moves Supreme Court, says his arrest is illegal

The court will hear the matter on Tuesday.

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· Jun 10, 2019 · 11:19 am

‘Brazen misuse of law’: Editors Guild of India condemns arrests of journalists and news channel head

Prashant Kanojia, Ishita Singh and Anuj Shukla have been arrested for allegedly propagating defamatory content about Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath.

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· Jun 09, 2019 · 03:56 pm

Delhi: Bike-borne assailants fire at ABP News team on Barapullah flyover

The police said an inquiry is under way and a case has been registered.

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· Jun 09, 2019 · 01:36 pm

Karnataka: FIR filed against journalist for ‘false report’ about Chief Minister Kumaraswamy’s son

The Janata Dal (Secular) claimed the ‘fictitious article’ in ‘Vishwavani’ defamed Nikhil Kumaraswamy and his grandfather HD Devegowda.

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· May 27, 2019 · 08:18 pm

Rohingya crisis: Myanmar’s journalist pardons are a welcome, but don’t celebrate press freedom yet

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, imprisoned for reporting on the military crackdown in Rakhine, were released this week.

Kyle Springer, The Conversation

· May 11, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Myanmar frees Reuters journalists jailed for reporting on Rohingya killings

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, charged with leaking official secrets, were sentenced to seven years in jail in September.

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· May 07, 2019 · 09:12 am

Will Julian Assange actually be extradited to America?

WikiLeaks founder’s defenders argue that his extradition would set a dangerous precedent for journalism and the publication of truthful information.

Amy Maguire, The Conversation

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· May 05, 2019 · 10:30 pm