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’55 journalists targeted during lockdown in India’, The News Mill

The News Mill 15 June 2020 The Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) in its report, ‘India: Media’s Crackdown During COVID-19 Lockdown’ stated that at least 55 journalists faced arrest, registration of FIRs, summons or show causes notices, physical assaults, alleged destruction of properties and threats for reportage on COVID-19 or exercising freedom of opinion […]

Freedom Of The Press: We Need To Treat Our Journalists Better, Youth Ki Awaaz

Youth Ki Awaaz 09 August 2020 By Kalyani Singh in Media, Politics “Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.”- Thomas Jefferson Media plays a pivotal role in democracy. It is considered the fourth pillar in democracy because it works as a messenger between government and unheard voices. The press […]

Former bureaucrats call for unity to defend freedom of expression, India Legal

India Legal 04 July 2020 In a statement, 99 former senior bureaucrats have critised the consistent attack on the freedom of expression and the right to dissent by the central government led by Narendra Modi in its second regime from 2019 onwards. Those who have signed include Ravi Vira Gupta, Former Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank […]