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RSF classifies ‘Press Freedom Predators,’ Adani, OpIndia make it to the 2026 List

Reporters Sans Frontiers (RSF), evolves a unique way to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on November 2. The 2026 list profiles 33 “press freedom predators” who targeted journalists and media outlets in 2026. “What do they have in common? A hatred of press freedom,”

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Karni Sena’s Attack on Padmavati

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Nightmarish Visions: Indian government plan for ‘Institutions of Eminence’

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Birsa Munda’s Jharkhand slipping out of Adivasi hands

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