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Women journalists who were attacked prevented from reporting, protest attacks
Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, on-ground reporting by women journalists, invites threats and abuse from the authorities; is it a coincidence that all three states are ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)?
Complaint to Times Now on polarised debate over madrassa survey in UP
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The channel is known to run into controversy by using stereotypical and denigrating terms against minority communities and leading polarising debates on communal lines
Meta’s upcoming AGM & global calls for accountability against hate in India: Voting on Proposal 7
Meta (Facebook) is set to hold its Annual General...
Gauri, a film on journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh wins international award: Montreal 2023
At the South Asian festival in Montreal, the Best Long Documentary Award recently
Twitter acts against hate speech, locks hate monger’s account
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Many people had submitted reports against the Twitter user who was occasionally tweeting hateful content against other communities
What a one-sided Kerala Story does to society
Some videos have surfaced online which show how the reactions to the movie have created fear mongering and in some cases even led to violence. The fear is that there is possibly more to come
Delhi HC directs Sudarshan News to remove video of news report of a man accused of religious conversion
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The court noted that the comments under the video indicated a threat to the life of the accused
TWO WAY STREET gets selected at the Pune Short Film Festival
Director Asmit Pathare announced this on Facebook: Actor Joy Sengupta play’s the lead role in this film that explores the everyday hate flowing through even a cosmpolis like Mumbai
PCI Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Journalist Sakshi Joshi’s Manhandling by Delhi Police at Wrestlers’ Protest Site
The Press Council of India (PCI) has taken suo moto cognizance of the alleged assault on journalist Sakshi Joshi by Delhi Police while she was covering the wrestlers' protests at Jantar Mantar on May 4
Media freedom in Kashmir after Art.370 abrogation
What is the state of media freedom in Kashmir after the abrogation of Art.370 on Aug 4, 2019? On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, 2023, here is a glimpse – culled from articles, reports and research papers published in Free Speech Collective from August 8, 2019 till date
World Press Freedom Index: India rank further slides to 161, 11 spots behind Afghanistan
Pakistan too fairs better, countries ranked lower than India include Bangladesh, Turkey and China
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Women journalists who were attacked prevented from reporting, protest attacks
Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, on-ground reporting by women journalists, invites threats and abuse from the authorities; is it a coincidence that all three states are ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)?