LATEST NEWS

Latest News and Monitoring,From Our Network from India

IPI, IFJ urge India to stop using sedition laws to silence journalists

Two leading media freedom organisations have issued a joint call on the Indian authorities to take urgent action to prevent the increasing use of sedition laws and other legal sanctions to threaten and silence independent journalists. In a joint letter the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the International Press Institute (IPI), urged Indian Prime […]

Read More

“That’s when I feel humanity dies”: Interview with IPI India award winner Nidhi Razdan

Last year, the International Press Institute (IPI)’s Indian National Committee presented its 2019 Award for Excellence in Journalism to private news channel NDTV for an investigation into the murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, Kashmir in January 2018. The girl belonged to a Muslim nomadic tribe, while the men accused of the crime were […]

Read More

India increasing abuse of laws to harass journalists

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today expressed grave concern over the misuse of the law by authorities in India to intimidate journalists and curtail press freedom. On May 11, Dhaval Patel, owner and editor of the Gujarati news portal “Face of Nation”, […]

Read More

India’s not-for-profit The Wire answers to no boss but its audience – and that pays off

It’s been fascinating to watch as India’s The Wire has emerged over five years as one of the key new digital voices in South Asia. It’s developed a distinct voice and filled an important gap, particularly as the country has been confronted with the challenges of populism and religious conflict. Over that time, I’ve had […]

Read More