Journalists have been ‘subjected to mob attacks, intimidation, threats, which is vitiating environment necessary for the functioning of an independent media’, the Guild has said.
In letter to CM Yogi Adityanath, Editors Guild says there are compelling cases of authorities harassing journalists working in UP, and cites several cases that were registered this year.
Maharashtra Police arrested Goswami Wednesday in connection with a 2018 abetment to suicide case. Move sparked a flurry of reactions from senior journalists.
In a statement, the Editors Guild said it is 'is pained to see the unedifying spectacle of hundreds of FIRs being filed against journalists of Republic TV'.
The Editors Guild of India says Prasar Bharati cancelling its PTI contract & police picking up Odisha journalist ‘threaten & undermine’ independence of media.
Not allowing the media to visit the incident spots and tapping the phone conversation of journalists undermine and obstruct the functioning of the media, the Guild said Sunday.
The Guild said it respected all laws of the land, but called the FIR against Scroll.in a 'flagrant misuse of such laws', which it said was unjustifiable and reprehensible.
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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