Al Jazeera network's director-general Dr Mostefa Squag says stakeholders owed it to reporters on the ground to 'amplify their voices and put an end to their suffering'.
Oppn party questions arrest of Bahubali Shah, one of the owners of newspaper Gujarat Samachar. Congress leader Jignesh Mewani says Gujarat govt should clarify its position on the case.
Pakistani journalist’s condolence message—critical of India's reaction to the attack—ended with ‘Allah o Akbar’, leading to a fiery debate in a WhatsApp group of South Asian Women in Media.
Chennai Press Club elected its managing committee members last month after a long period of protests & legal battle, leading to discussions about pushing for elections in other unions.
Drama at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia saw the 'ousting' of its core committee over budgetary concerns & 'expulsions' of members of its interim body.
'Ousted' Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia president S Venkat Narayan has written to them saying 2 members had admitted they were forced to sign resolution for his removal.
Eight FCC members called an ‘emergency meet’ on 4 Oct and unanimously passed a no-confidence vote ousting president, V-P & gen secy alleging lack of transparency in running club.
Certain members of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia, who were not at the meeting, have called the removal of the president, vice president & general secretary ‘illegal’.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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