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Through The Lens of Raghu Rai: An evening in Mumbai
A film screening at the open air venue –Press Club Mumbai terrace—brought alive the works and perspective of the legendary photographer, Raghu Rai
Press Freedom in India – 2021: A half-yearly report
Increasing instances of violent attacks on the Indian mediapersons do not bode well, either for the rule of law or democratic dissent
Journalist gets death threats for reporting on funding of international rightwing groups!
Raqib Hameed Naik who reports freelance for Al Jazeera, was threatened on social media
You are a Ansari, rise above your religion: Gorakhpur DM to journalist
The story behind the story of eviction of Muslim-owned homes near Gorakhpur Temple; news reporter alleges DM threatened to action against him
CJP complains to Zee Media over broadcast of “Vaccine Jihad” show
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An alleged vaccine wastage incident that happened in Ecuador was picked up by the channel, and falsely reported to have happened in UP by a Muslim nurse
Allahabad HC stays arrest of former IAS officer booked for tweeting pictures of Covid casualties
The petitioner argued that no FIR could be lodged for reporting and venting grievances on social media
ACJ announces Journalists Awards 2020
The jury hails stories of communal riots and prison injustice, winning entries exposed uncomfortable truths
SC quashes Sedition case against journalist Vinod Dua
It held that every journalist is entitled to protection under the Kedarnath judgment
SC mulls laying guidelines for application of Sedition law on journalists
The court was dealing with a petition filed by two news channels who were charged under sedition and observed that the terms used in the FIR amounted to muzzling of the media
Why did Twitter censor a basic tweet on Nehru?
Stanford scholar Vibhav Mariwala’s tweet sharing a link to an article on Jawaharlal Nehru, was marked as ‘sensitive’ content
CJP files complaint with Twitter over sexually abusive content against Muslim women
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A sexualised campaign is being run by fake accounts, glorifying hate and violence against Muslim women
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