‘State cannot use defamation to throttle democracy’, says Madras HC, quashes 28 cases against media

Justice Abdul Quddhose observed that constitutional functionaries must be able to face criticism since they owed a solemn duty to the people.

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· May 22, 2020 · 01:32 pm

Gujarat: Sedition charges against editor of news website for article on replacing CM Vijay Rupani

The article had reportedly claimed that the top leaders in the BJP were unhappy with Rupani’s management of the coronavirus crisis.

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· May 12, 2020 · 11:46 am

Nagaland newspaper withdraws FIR against police officer for assaulting journalist after apology

A railway police officer slapped reporter Prasanjit Dutta six times and asked him if was Muslim because he asked if he could use a platform to cross over.

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· May 10, 2020 · 02:52 pm

‘No point in singing paeans to freedom of press if one cannot go to its rescue,’ says Madras HC

The court was hearing a defamation case filed against journalist Sandhya Ravishankar for an article on illegal beach sand mining.

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· May 07, 2020 · 09:16 pm

Bandra migrants protest: Arnab Goswami moves SC, seeks quashing of new FIR against spreading hatred

The TV anchor claimed the FIR is ‘politically motivated’ and that the Mumbai Police ‘harbors ill-will and malice’ towards him.

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· May 06, 2020 · 10:14 am

Maharashtra moves SC against Arnab Goswami, asks it to ‘insulate police from pressure, threat’

The police accused the TV anchor of using his position as well as his channel to make ‘unjustified, unwarranted, disparaging, ridiculing, false’ statements.

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· May 05, 2020 · 10:43 am

Three photographers from J&K win Pulitzer for coverage after erstwhile state lost special status

Reuters photographers Adnan Abidi and Anushree Fadnavis were among a group of journalists awarded for documenting the Hong Kong protests last year.

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· May 05, 2020 · 08:07 am

Bandra migrants protest: Case filed against Arnab Goswami for allegedly spreading communal hatred

The complainant said Goswami had targeted a Bandra mosque, unnecessarily bringing it up when it had no link with the gathering on April 14.

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· May 03, 2020 · 09:16 pm

Journalist Siddharth Varadarajan among recipients of Deutsche Welle Freedom of Speech Award

This came weeks after a case was filed against Varadarajan for allegedly defaming Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath.

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· May 03, 2020 · 06:40 pm

Arnab Goswami moves SC, seeks stay on FIRs filed against him for comments against Sonia Gandhi

At least 16 complaints were filed against Goswami after he claimed that the Congress chief had orchestrated the Palghar lynching.

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· Apr 24, 2020 · 07:39 am

Amid lockdown, UP Police serves notice on ‘The Wire’ editor for comments about Adityanath

The notice asks Siddharth Varadarajan to appear in Ayodhya on April 14, even though the nationwide lockdown to rein in Covid-19 will still be in place.

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· Apr 11, 2020 · 08:59 am

Under attack from the government, the Australian press is showing unity. What it needs is a new law

Media freedom often becomes entangled in the nation’s broad national security laws. Enshrining the freedom as a key part of the democracy could be the answer.

Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, The Conversation

· Oct 23, 2019 · 09:30 pm