journalists
- Middle East
Killing of journalists in Gaza shocking: India
New Delhi: India on Wednesday described as “shocking” and “deeply regrettable” the killing of five journalists in a pair of Israeli strikes in Gaza. The journalists were among at least 20 people…
- World
Reuters scribe resigns over ‘betrayal of journalists in Gaza’
As 245 journalists have been killed in Gaza, a photojournalist working with the news agency Reuters has resigned. She cited “Betrayal of Journalists in Gaza” as the reason for her resignation. Journalist…
- Delhi
Two journalists detained for covering SSC protest in Delhi; released later
Two journalists were reportedly detained while covering a protest in Delhi’s Ramleela Maidan over alleged irregularities in recruitment process of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC). Rajat Pandey and cameraperson Rashid Ali Kazmi,…
- India
Days after SC relief, The Wire journalists summoned in sedition case
Nearly a week after the Supreme Court protected The Wire from any “coercive action” by Assam Police, the Guwahati Crime Branch on Monday, August 18, summoned founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan and senior journalist…
- Hyderabad
Telangana CM slams politically-owned media, calls for journalism reforms
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday, August 1, criticised the growing trend of political parties launching their own media outlets to protect vested interests, warning that such practices undermine…
- Hyderabad
Urdu journalists slam Reporter Subhan’s arrest, call it attack on press freedom
Hyderabad: The Telangana Urdu Working Journalists Federation has strongly condemned the arrest of journalist Mohammad Subhan, popularly known as Reporter Subhan, calling it a direct attack on press freedom. The federation has…
- India
SC to hear MP journalists’ plea over police assault for reporting on illegal sand mining
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday, June 9, a plea filed by two Madhya Pradesh (MP) journalists who were allegedly assaulted and abused at the instance of…
- India
SC agrees to hear plea by two journalists alleging assault by MP police
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought response from the Madhya Pradesh government on a plea filed by two journalists, who have alleged that they were beaten up in a police…
- Middle East
Five Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
At least five Palestinian journalists were killed on Sunday, May 18, in separate Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, bringing the number of journalists killed by Israel since the start of the genocide to more…
- India
MP: Journalists claim they were assaulted in Bhind SP’s office
Bhind: Three journalists in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district alleged on Saturday, May 3, that they were beaten up or manhandled inside the office of the superintendent of police, an allegation he denied.…
- Middle East
Turkey detains journalists amid protests over mayor’s arrest
Istanbul: Turkish authorities detained several journalists from their homes, a media workers’ union reported on Monday, in what it said was a crackdown amid escalating protests triggered by the imprisonment of the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad court drops organised crime charges against arrested women journalists
Hyderabad: A local court in Hyderabad on Monday, March 17, dropped charges of organised crime against two female journalists who were arrested for allegedly defaming Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy. It…
- Middle East
Khamenei pardons journalists who reported woman’s death, sparking protests
Tehran: Iran’s supreme leader has pardoned two female journalists who reported the death of a woman in police custody in 2022, state media reported. A report by Mizanonline, affiliated with the country’s…
- India
China, Israel, Myanmar lead in jailing journalists: CPJ report
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an international media advocacy group, has released its 2024 annual prison census, identifying China as the world’s largest jailer of journalists, followed by Israel and Myanmar.…
- Middle East
Over 200 journalists killed by Israel in Gaza
The Israeli ongoing military operation in Gaza has unleashed an unprecedented assault on journalism, with a staggering number of media professionals losing their lives since October 7, 2023, in the war-torn country.…
