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 […]
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 […]
Journalist Priyanka Borpujari secured anticipatory bail in a case relating to charges under Sec 353 of the Indian Penal Code on Jan 30, 2019, illustrating yet again, the complete vulnerability of journalists who cover police-citizen conflict. The case against her follows a pattern wherein police have been quick […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Amit reported fearlessly on issues affecting adivasi communities across Jharkhand. Eleven days since he was shot dead, his murderers remain at-large. This report has been re-published with permission from Video Volunteers In the wee of […]
Forget India Today anchor Rahul Kanwal’s ridiculous GI Joe shenanigans aired on the eve of the elections in Chhattisgarh today, how do ‘real’ journalists stay safe and still get the story when they are cover conflict in Bastar? Here’s a quick primer put together by Malini Subramaniam. The […]
