media freedom

Guwahati, April 11 Journalists in Guwahati expressed concern on Saturday over the "attacks on the media" during the recently held state assembly elections, according to a statement.At a protest meeting at the Gauhati Press Club, attended by around 150 journalists, it was decided that memoranda...

Amaravati, April 7 – Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday condemned the attempt by YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) workers to attack the office of a Telugu media outlet in Hyderabad.The Chief Minister described the incident as a direct assault on media freedom.He said...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's return to electoral politics has done little to resolve the underlying issues surrounding its democratic future. The February 12 victory of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) may have resulted in a government, but it has not addressed the growing crisis of political...

New Delhi, March 21 Congress leader Randeep Surjewala on Saturday criticised the BJP-led Centre after police took control of the premises of news agency UNI on Rafi Marg here, saying that treating the media in this way is emerging as a pattern.In a post on X in Hindi, Surjewala said that the...

New Delhi, March 21 Four prominent journalist organizations on Saturday condemned the alleged "intimidation" of journalists and "excessive use of force" by the Delhi Police while sealing the premises of news agency United News of India.In separate statements, the Press Club of India (PCI), the...

New Delhi, March 20 CPI MP P Sandosh Kumar on Friday condemned the sealing of the office of news agency UNI and called it an assault on press freedom.In a statement issued here, Kumar said the incident was "unprecedented"."The forcible takeover of the Rafi Marg office of United News of India...

New Delhi, March 4 The Editors Guild of India on Wednesday condoled the death of veteran journalist H K Dua, saying he was widely respected for his deep understanding of Indian polity and sharp insights.Dua not only upheld the highest values of media ethics, but was also a vocal champion of...

Dhaka, February 27. The Awami League of Bangladesh expressed serious concern over a sharp increase in criminal cases, arrests, intimidation, and physical attacks against journalists across the country since the political transition on August 5, 2024, citing reports from domestic and...

Islamabad, February 26 – Several international press freedom and human rights organizations have written to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, expressing serious concerns about the continued deterioration of media freedom in Pakistan.In a joint letter, the Committee to Protect...