To mark World Press Freedom Day 2022, IPI’s media partners in the South Asia Cross-border journalism project in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Nepal have documented several press freedom violations in their countries.  These stories are published in all the five news publications – The Daily Star, The Week, Dawn, Republica and Nagarik. Today is World […]

The IPI global network condemns the Indian government’s continued harassment of prominent journalist Rana Ayyub, after authorities last week barred her from leaving the country as she was boarding an international flight to speak at events about press freedom. While Delhi’s High Court today canceled the travel ban, we call on India’s ruling party to […]

Kashmiri journalist Fahad Shah was arrested for a second time on February 26 after being granted bail earlier that same day for his February 4 arrest. According to the police in Pulwama, where Shah first was arrested, this new case is registered in Shopian, where Shah was transferred to. As IPI previously reported, Shah was […]

Fahad Shah, a well-known Kashmiri journalist, was arrested on February 4 in Kashmir following his paper’s coverage of a gunfight between government forces and militants. He is being investigated for alleged sedition, making statements that cause public mischief, and unlawful activities under the anti-terror law. Journalism is an act of public service, not a crime. […]