Prasar Bharati-PTI controversy: Press club says Centre seems to be trying to ‘dismember’ news agency

The Press Club of India described Prasar Bharati’s move as ‘preposterous’ and ‘unacceptable’.

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· Jun 30, 2020 · 10:11 pm

Philippine journalist Maria Ressa found guilty of cyber libel

The case stems from charges against Ressa and former ‘Rappler’ researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr for a story published in May 2012.

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· Jun 15, 2020 · 09:47 am

Vinod Dua gets interim protection from arrest in sedition case, SC refuses to stay investigation

The court issued notices to the Centre and the Himchal Pradesh government, asking them to respond to the journalist’s pleas to cancel the cases against him.

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· Jun 14, 2020 · 12:40 pm

Delhi violence: Shimla Police summon journalist Vinod Dua after BJP leader’s sedition complaint

Dua said he has approached the Supreme Court against the first information report registered in Shimla.

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· Jun 13, 2020 · 07:57 am

Delhi HC stays FIR against journalist Vinod Dua filed for allegedly spreading fake news

On Wednesday, a trial court in Delhi had directed the police not to take any coercive action against Dua.

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· Jun 11, 2020 · 09:16 pm

Editors Guild criticises FIR against journalist Vinod Dua, calls it a ‘brazen attack on free speech’

Last week, the Delhi Police had filed an FIR against Dua for allegedly misreporting February’s communal violence.

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· Jun 08, 2020 · 06:21 pm

Allahabad HC grants anticipatory bail to ‘The Wire’ editor for comments about Adityanath

Justice Chandra Dhari Singh allowed anticipatory bail to Varadarajan after finding that there were reasonable grounds for his apprehension of arrest.

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· May 15, 2020 · 07:36 pm

Editors Guild condemns police action against journalists, says criminal laws being misused

In Gujarat, the editor of a news website was charged with sedition while a reporter in Delhi was threatened with jail term in the last one week.

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· May 13, 2020 · 04:39 pm

I&B minister vows to expose surveys portraying bad image of press freedom in India

On World Press Freedom Day, Prakash Javadekar said the media in India ‘enjoys absolute freedom’.

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· May 03, 2020 · 04:45 pm

Withdraw FIR against J&K journalists, let media function in conducive atmosphere: Kashmir Press Club

The organisation said a detailed memorandum will be sent to the highest authorities, including Lieutenant Governor GC Murmu.

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· Apr 22, 2020 · 08:07 pm

J&K: Editors Guild of India demands police stop ‘harassment’ of Kashmiri journalists

Amnesty International also issued a statement, calling on the Centre to end ‘intimidation’ of journalists.

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· Apr 21, 2020 · 11:32 pm

Kashmir Press Club condemns case against photojournalist, seeks intervention of Amit Shah, LG

The Srinagar Police justified the case, claiming that the journalist was making posts that were provocative, ‘with criminal intention’.

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· Apr 20, 2020 · 07:06 pm