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Supreme Court seeks senior Delhi Police officer’s presence over alleged assault on women journalists; NWMI seeks binding safeguards
The Network of Women in Media, India, has moved the Supreme Court under Article 32, alleging that the detention, physical handling and forcible removal of journalists covering protests violate Articles 14, 19(1)(a), 19(1)(d) and 21 of the Constitution
Hathras Case: Journalist Siddique Kappan moves SC seeking bail
Supreme Court agreed to hear the matter on August 26
Hate Watch: Hum Do Humare Barah blaming Muslims for India’s population problem?
Right-wing trolls swear to make movie a hit, start campaign for Population Control Bill after movie poster goes viral
He had no work in Hathras: Allahabad High Court denies bail to journalist Siddique Kappan
Police claim that the accused were travelling to the region to disturb the harmony at the location of the rape of a Dalit woman
India Tops List of Nations Seeking Blocking Journalists, News Outlet Tweets: Twitter Report
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The US (34%) and India (51%) together accounted for 85% of all global preservation requests made to block accounts in the micro-blogging site.
Pune: Student body alleges irregularities in filling reserved category seats, calls for protest
"It is also highly questionable why only candidates from the general category are able to clear their cut off, while those from other categories aren’t," the student body said in its press release.
Times Now conducts a virtual media trial of Teesta Setalvad, CJP moves NBDSA
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Times Now fails to respond to CJP’s complaint against the three prime-time debate shows aired on their channel
NBDSA acts on CJP’s complaint, directs News18 to take down fake news video about bombing in WB school
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Channel asked to take down the video and send confirmation to NBDSA in writing within 7 days of receiving the order
Kashmiri journalist Aakash Hassan ‘stopped’ from travelling abroad
Aakash Hassan, an independent Kashmiri journalist alleged being stopped...
Arrest of journalist and HRD Rupesh Kumar Singh
Human Rights Defenders Alert -India writes to the National...
Is Facebook shirking responsibility for enabling the spread of hate in India?
Recent human rights report instead lauds the platform for helping civil society
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