Attacks
“Attacks” includes physical attacks, abduction/forced disappearance, molestation, torture and violence by individuals or groups of individuals deliberately targeted at journalists by state or non-state actors. This includes attacks while covering communal violence, protests, demonstrations or large gatherings.
Justice Sharad R Pawar of the District and Sessions Court, Jalgaon has ordered police to file an First Information Report (FIR) against Pachora MLA Kishor Appa Patil and his associates for the brutal assault of journalist Sandip Mahajan in broad daylight on Aug 9, 2023. Mahajan, editor of a newspaper and Youtube channel “Dhyeya News”, […] Read More
By Geeta Seshu When journalist Sandip Mahajan was mercilessly beaten up by alleged supporters of Pachora MLA Kishor Appa Patil (Eknath Shinde Shiv Sena) on Aug 9, 2023, he never imagined that it would be an uphill task to get justice. But his struggle even to get a First Information Report (FIR) registered exemplifies the […] Read More
Civil society has roundly condemned the BJP attack on senior journalist Nikhil Wagle, lawyer Aseem Sarode and activist Vishwambhar Choudhary in Pune yesterday. The three were proceeding towards the venue of a public meeting called by the Nirbhay Bano group organised by Rashtra Seva Dal in the Singhad Road in Pune city when their vehicle […] Read More
By Geeta Seshu Journalist Neha Dixit was no stranger to online trolling but for the last five months, the harassment took an even more sinister turn, with callers stalking her, calling up on her phone from random numbers to issue rape and death threats and also attempt to break into her residence on the night […] Read More
More than 14 days since the attack on journalist Kamal Shukla and other journalists in Chhattisgarh, no action has been taken against the perpetrators. Kamal Shukla, who went on a hunger strike in Kanker to protest the attack and the lack of action, was forcibly admitted to hospital on Oct 7, 2020, by the local […] Read More
By Malini Subramaniam Senior journalist from Chhattisgarh Kamal Shukla, Editor Bhumkal Samachar, who was brutally assaulted on Sept 26, 2020, told Free Speech Collective that these attacks were a direct consequence of exposes in his newsportal Bhumkal Samachar on illegal sand mining in Kanker district. Shukla was attacked with sharp weapons resulting in injury to […] Read More
Journalist Kamal Shukla was brutally attacked in Kanker, Chattisgarh today, by goons allegedly of the ruling Congress-I. He said the attack was prompted by those opposed to his reports on illegal sand-mining and other irregularities in the area. Shukla had rushed to the aid of another journalist Satish Yadav, who had been attacked earlier, when […] Read More
Journalist Hofe Dada was confronted and assaulted by four persons while filming a piece on pollution levels at a factory owned by SMS Smelters Ltd in Aruachal Pradesh. One person, Nangram Tapu, has been arrested in connection with the assault. One of the men who assaulted him said that he will meet the same fate […] Read More
With the last phase of polling, tempers are at their highest. A quick snapshot of the worst of the verbal diarrhoea unleashed on voters, rival candidates and of course…the media! I will hit you: Furious Mani Shankar Aiyar threatens journalist Stirring up a fresh controversy, senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Tuesday threatened a […] Read More
This season has generated a fair share of poll violence in West Bengal, but in Gujarat ? And that too, for a temple trust election! On Sunday, May 12,2019 , police roughed up cameraperson Vipul Boricha of Sandesh TV when journalists went to cover elections to the Swami Narayan Temple Trust in Junagadh, Gujarat. Police […] Read More
Rajen Deka’s news item in Dainik Asom, an Assamese daily last Thursday morning about a skirmish between BJP and Congress workers during the third phase of Lok Sabha elections left many in the saffron party angry. The news item highlighted how security forces prevented an alleged plan of rigging by BJP workers in a polling […] Read More
From Kashmir Reader: SRINAGAR: Kashmir Reader correspondent was assaulted by a mob while covering polling in Srinagar parliamentary constituency on Thursday at a polling booth -91 Sultan Mohalla, Mir Behri, Bud Dal. Correspondent Junaid Bazaz said the booth had been overtaken by polling agents and supporters of a particular party, while the poll and security […] Read More
Suman Pandey, a journalsit with the digital portal Voices, was attacked by BJP workers when he recorded a scuffle between BJP workers during a review meeting of the party in Raipur. The attackers also deleted footage from his phone,Another journalist, Vinod Dongre, was also injured in the fracas that followed. “My mobile was snatched […] Read More
In a horrific attack, four photojournalists were injured by pellet bullets in Shopian, Kashmir, on Jan 22, 2019. The journalists had gone to Shirmal in Shopian to cover an encounter between security forces and militants and, by the looks of the injuries- on their face, neck and eyes – were clearly targeted by the security […] Read More
Re-published with permission from Khaleej Times Suresh Pattali/Dubai Filed on January 5, 2019 | Last updated on January 5, 2019 at 11.11 pm A crying Shajila Abdul Rahim continues to shoot after being attacked by Sabarimala protesters. She was attacked by protesters to stop her from shooting the violence that broke out over the entry […] Read More
Journalists have borne the brunt of the protests that have broken out in Kerala over the entry of women into the Samarimala temple. Shaajila Ali Fathima, camera person for Kairali TV, was heckled by Sangh Parivar goons in Thiruvananthapuram on Jan 2, 2019. She continued shooting, despite being so visibly disturbed. Read More
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 has a special report for FreeSpeechCollective’s Impunity Indicator Name: Shujaat […] Read More
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October 18th, 2020
Attacks - Journalists, Commentaries
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