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FIR Against Supriya Sharma Is Emblematic of How the Law is Abused to Throttle Press Freedom, The Wire

The Wire 22 June 2020 A bare scrutiny of the two documents used to register an FIR against the report shows that the alleged offences invoked are ex-facie not made out. The registration of an FIR against Supriya Sharma, executive editor of the Scroll by the Uttar Pradesh Police under Sections 3(1) (d) and 3(1)(r) of the Scheduled Caste […]

Missing deaths add to India’s pandemic crisis, UCA News

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 […]

Editors Guild, media bodies condemn FIR against journalist for reporting on hunger in Varanasi village, The New Indian Express

The New Indian Express 20 June 2020 The investigation was initiated after the article published about residents of the Varanasi village going hungry amid the lockdown. NEW DELHI: Journalists’ networks condemned registration of FIR against Supriya Sharma of the news website Scroll.in over a report from Domari village in PM Narendra Modi’s constituency Varanasi.  The […]