The IPI global network calls for the immediate release of Kashmir journalist Sajad Gul, who was arrested by police on January 5 after he published a video on Twitter of a protest in which demonstrators shouted anti-Indian slogans. IPI strongly condemns the authorities’ actions and demands an end to the harassment of journalists in Indian-administered […]

The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on media houses in India, but the lockdown-induced focus on digital platforms has enabled media start-ups to grab unexpected opportunities by identifying niche markets and scaling up. By Laxmi Murthy   Suno India (“Listen up, India” in Hindi) is a podcasting media company that is filling local news gaps across […]

Physical attacks against journalists as well as arrests under often-archaic laws interpreted beyond their legitimate scope to clamp down on critical journalists are only some of the tactics adopted by the government of President Modi to silence independent journalists in India. Furthermore, with mainstream media, in particular TV stations, increasingly forced to unquestioningly parrot the […]

On October 27, India’s Supreme Court ordered an independent inquiry into whether the government used the Pegasus spyware to illegally surveil journalists, political opponents and activists. The committee, consisting of three cybersecurity experts and led by former apex court judge RV Raveendran, will deliver their report in two months. The order came as a response […]