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FIR filed by UP police against 2 journalists, 3 others for putting out social media posts on an incident of alleged mob lynching of...
On July 5, an incident of mob lynching of a Muslim man was reported in UP, on July 6, the police booked those who put out social media posts on the incident while maintaining the same to be a case of culpable homicide, deemed the social media posts to be “malicious” and “wrong”
Budaun Double murder case communalised by Zee News during its debate segment, CJP sends complaint
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On March 19, a salon owner, who happened to be Muslim, reportedly killed two minor boys who were brothers and belonged to the majority Hindu community; difference in faiths of the accused and victim gave an opportunity to mainstream media to communalise the issue
Top US academics, including Amartya Sen, condemn long incarceration of journalists & activists, erosion of Indian democracy
A group of prominent international scholars, academicians, and writers has sounded the alarm over the prolonged incarceration of critics of the BJP government in India; named in the statement are 75 year-old senior journalist and author, Prabir Purkayastha.
Adieu Zafar Agha, a man with a mission and vision – a tribute
Zafar Agha, a journalist of four decades, and Editor-in-chief of the National Herald, passed away in Delhi in the early morning of March 22. He was 70. His words, uttered in quiet anguish reflected in his commitment, “For the first time in my life I felt I was a Muslim, a defeated and humiliated Muslim. It was not the India of my dreams and my beliefs” - Zafar Agha : Editors
Bastar: The Naxal Story is poorly written, incoherent, and grotesque
The film seems less about Bastar, more about the ideological bashing of political opponents
Free Speech: Petition by The Caravan against removal of its article on custodial torture in J&K points to violations of principles of natural justice,...
On March 13, the Delhi Press Patra Prakashan moved a writ petition in the Delhi High Court to seek quashing of take down orders issued by the Union government under Section 69A of the IT Act
On Women’s Day DUJ Call for a Less Polarized, More Inclusive Media
The DUJ, in this call on International Women’s Day (IWD), has called for a more inclusive media and urged greater gender diversity and representation apart from demanding a law to protect journalists from arbitrary arrests, coercion and intimidation
Article 370: Calculated timing, one-sided narrative, unfounded justification of human rights violations
PM Modi hailed movie is nothing short of thriller disguised as propaganda, fiction mixed with reality, provides a biased take on a complex issue, lays ground for 2024 general elections
7 shows broadcasted by mainstream news channels to be removed orders NBDSA, fines imposed in some cases
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These shows were on issues such as ‘Love Jihad’, pride parades, political opponents; since 2018, a total of 23 complaints have been filed by CJP with the NBDSA
‘X’ distances itself from the clampdown on freedom of expression by blocking accounts on the executive orders of the Union government
As ‘the social media giant states that they are complying with the orders of government, what are the legal consequences it would face if it does not?
Police Case Filed Against Woman Editor Of Magazine In Kerala
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Communalism
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