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 […]
Lawyers representing journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem who is detained under the National Security Act (NSA), speak to Laxmi Murthy about why slapping a preventive detention law is overkill. Imphal-based journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem, who was taken into custody by the Manipur police on November 26, 2018, was ordered to be […]
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 […]
Barely 10 days into the new year and sedition was put to use, this time against prominent writer Hiren Gohain in Assam, along with activist Akhil Gogoi and journalist Manjit Mahanta. And four days later, Delhi police filed its chargesheet in the sedition case against JNU student leaders […]
Writer Nayantara Sahgal’s stirring address to the 92nd Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan at Yavatmal, Maharashtra, scheduled to have been delivered on Jan 11,2019. On Jan 6, 2019, the invitation extended to her was abruptly withdrawn. As a mark of protest after the killing of writer MM Kalburghi […]
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 […]
Free Speech in India 2018: The State Rolls On A Report by the FreeSpeechCollective Date of Release: 31 December 2018 Author: Geeta Seshu Editor: Laxmi Murthy Contributors: Ashlin Mathew, Geeta Seshu, Malini Subramaniam, Laxmi Murthy, Shone Satheesh Cover Image: Journalists in the thick of reporting army operations in […]
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