New Delhi, 22 March, 2023: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) expresses serious concern at the arrest of Haryana’s Fatehabad-based journalist Jaspal Singh. He was arrested on charges of spreading false news to ‘defame’ a local BJP MLA Lakshman Napa, as well as violating the SC-ST Act and IT Act. The arrest came after the MLA’s son filed a complaint against Singh, accusing him of intentionally spreading false information about his father.

New Delhi, 21 March 2023: The Indian Journalists Union condemns the arrest of a reporter for a You Tube channel Sanjay Rana, in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district, after he posed several questions to a Minister over her unfulfilled promises of development work during a function in the village on March 11. Rana was granted bail after spending 30-odd hours in police custody!

New Delhi, 14 February 2023: The Indian Journalists Union condemns in the strongest terms the IT raids conducted on the BBC’s New Delhi and Mumbai offices. The action, said the Union, smacks of vendetta against the broadcaster as it comes weeks after it aired “India: The Modi Question,” a two-part documentary critical of Prime Minister Modi, who was then Chief Minister of Gujarat during the 2002 riots.

New Delhi, 20 January 2023: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) has expressed profound concern over government’s draft amendment to IT Rules 2021, which asks social media companies to take down articles which the Press Information Bureau, under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, deems as ‘fake’ or ‘false’. The Union said the amendment would impact freedom of speech and expression and amount to censoring online content and must be withdrawn immediately.

Guwahati/New Delhi, 18 January 2023: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) condemns an FIR filed against eight journalists from Nadia district of West Bengal reporting a case of alleged corruption in the office of Nabadwip Municipality office. The harassment of journalists for doing their duty is unacceptable said the union and demanded action against concerned officers.

New Delhi, 21 November 2022: The Indian Journalists Union has expressed serious concern over terrorist threats to journalists in Kashmir, leading to at least five journalists working local newspapers in Srinagar having resigned. The Union said that the journalists were working under grave conditions and demanded that the State authorities embark on confidence building measures, provide a safe environment and apprehend the culprits at the earliest.

New Delhi, 5 December 2022: The Indian Journalists Union welcomes bail granted to 25-year-old Kashmir-based photojournalist Mohammad Manan Dar, languishing in jail since 22 October 2021, accused of ‘plotting terrorist acts in Kashmir and major cities in India.’ The Union cautioned the NIA against deliberately targeting journalists under UAPA, specially in Kashmir, and to make note of the court order: Upon analysis of entire evidence and at least for purpose of disposal of bail application it can be observed that “accusation against the accused does not appear to be cogent and true.”

New Delhi, 24 December 2022: The Indian Journalists Union welcomes the bail granted to Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan, though much delayed, as he has been languishing in jail for over two years. The IJU said Kappan’s case highlights the extent to which a government, in this case that of Uttar Pradesh, goes to harass a journalist by misusing the laws and demanded that governments refrain from attacking the journalists’ rights and freedom of press.

New Delhi 25 November 2022: To mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women today, the Indian Journalists Union called upon the Modi government to ratify ILO Convention 190 on harassment and violence in the world of work. It also urged State affiliates to impress upon media houses to prioritise tacking online abuse of women journalists, which is growing menacingly.

New Delhi, 2 November 2022: On International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, the Indian Journalists Union has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure his government adopt the International Federation of Journalists Federation sponsored UN Convention on the safety and independence of journalists and other media professionals. This, said the IJU was important as to date there are no international binding instruments that compel UN member states to ensure security of journalists and to investigate crimes against them.

New Delhi, 2 November 2022: The Indian Journalists Union has expressed grave concern over Delhi Police Crime Branch raiding homes of The Wire’s founding Editors Siddharth Varadarajan, M.K. Venu, Sidharth Bhatia, Deputy Editor Jahnavi Sen and product-cum-business head Mithun Kidambi in Delhi and Mumbai, and seizing various devices. A clear intimidation tactic, said the IJU.