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India: Pulitzer-Winning Photojournalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo Barred From Traveling Abroad
Pulitzer-winning photojournalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo was stopped on the way to Paris, despite holding a valid visa from France.
India: Journalist Gauri Lankesh’s Murder Case Begins After Five Years
The hearing of the Gauri Lankesh murder case began on Monday, July 4 after almost five years in a Bangalore court.
India: Teesta Setalvad Arrested After Top Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Accountability For 2002 Gujarat Riots
Prominent human rights defender and journalist Teesta Setalvad has been arrested.
India: Rana Ayyub shadow-banned by Twitter, setting new precedents for press censorship in country
Amid continued attacks on press freedom in India, investigative journalist Rana Ayyub was censored by Twitter at the behest of state authorities she holds to account.
India: UN Rights Experts Expressed Concern Over The Death Threats Against Journalist Meena Kotwal
A group of United Nations rights experts wrote to the government of India, expressing their concern over the death threats against Dalit journalist Meena Kotwal.
India: Journalist Rana Ayyub Barred From Flying To London As State-Linked Harassment Continues
Journalist Rana Ayyub was briefly detained and restricted from traveling to the United Kingdom.
India: CFWIJ Condemns Continued Legal Harassment Of Journalist Rana Ayyub
Yet another First Information Report (FIR) was registered against journalist Rana Ayyub for her stance against state violence underway in India.
India: Man Arrested For Sexually Harassing Journalist Renuka Nagarajan; CFWIJ Reasserts Need For Safer Public Spaces
The police arrested 23-year-old Lakshmanan for harassing digital journalist Renuka Nagarajan.
India: Coalition Against Online Violence Condemns Attacks on Rana Ayyub
Credible threats against Washington Postcolumnist Rana Ayyub, in a context of prolific online violence and increasing legal harassment by the Indian government, have triggered 12 international civil society organizations to unite in her defense.
India: CFWIJ Condemns State Backed Harassment Of Rana Ayyub
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated a fiscal probe against journalist Rana Ayyub, alleging that she used the donations collected from COVID-19 relief through the Indian crowdfunding platform, Ketto.
India: Coalition Against Online Violence Condemns Attacks on Rana Ayyub
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated a fiscal probe against journalist Rana Ayyub, alleging that she misused the donations collected for COVID-19 relief through the Indian crowdfunding platform, Ketto.
India: CFWIJ Concerned Regarding Revision Of Journalist Accreditation Policies
The new guidelines for central media accreditation have caused much concern among journalist groups in the country.
India: CFWIJ Condemns Forceful Shut Down of Kashmir Press Club
The Indian state forcefully shut down the Kashmir Press Club much to the outcry of the press community in the region.
India: CFWIJ Welcomes Investigation Into Individuals Harassing Rana Ayyub
The police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against four individuals who were visible in a Youtube video slandering Rana Ayyub.
India: Journalist Rana Ayyub Hit With Thousands Of Rape, Death Threats
Indian journalist, Rana Ayyub received around 25 thousand tweets, mostly death and rape threats, calling her a “terror sympathiser”.