India: WPF Demands Withdrawal of HRRF Award from Journalist Accused of Harassment
August 29, 2024 -India, New Delhi
Women Press Freedom is deeply appalled by the decision to award Umar Altaf Para — a controversial journalist accused of harassing multiple women journalists online with unsolicited messages — with the HRRF Awards by the IAM Council.
We urge the council to reconsider this decision and withdraw the award from someone facing such serious allegations. We stand in solidarity with all the women journalists who Para has harassed.