by freespeechcollective | Nov 4, 2018 | Statements
Contempt of Court Order Against The Shillong Times Threatens Press Freedom The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) expresses concern over the order of the High Court of Meghalaya holding Patricia Mukhim and Shobha Chaudhuri of contempt of its court and imposing a...
by freespeechcollective | Nov 3, 2018 | Commentaries
“…when states see others getting away with it – whether ‘it’ is an audacious murder plot or the normalisation of a culture of violence – the accountability bar is reset to the lowest level,” says Andrew Heslop, WAN-IFRA’s Director of...
by freespeechcollective | Nov 1, 2018 | Attacks - Journalists
In the four months that have passed since the assassination of one of Kashmir’s most prominent journalists Shujaat Bukhari in June, little headway has been made to bring closure in the legal course as the charge-sheet is yet to be submitted to court. Moazum Mohammad...
by freespeechcollective | Nov 1, 2018 | Killings - Journalists
In a case that was almost forgotten but for the dogged efforts of a valiant family, the case against Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the head of a religious cult called the Dera Sacha Sauda (Abode of Real Truth) in Haryana, for the murder of journalist Ram Chander...
by freespeechcollective | Nov 1, 2018 | Killings - Journalists
Name: Navin Nischal, Vijay Singh Date of death: March 25, 2018 Brief synopsis: Navin Nischal and Vijay Singh, who worked for Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar, died when an SUV (sports utility vehicle) rammed into their bike in Bhojpur district of Bihar on Sunday night. The...
