New Delhi/Guwahati, 26 March 2025: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) joins its affiliate, Journalists Union of Assam (JUA) in condemning the arrest of Dilwar Hussain Mozumder, Chief Reporter of digital media portal, The CrossCurrent and Assistant Secretary of Guwahati Press Club by the Assam police on Tuesday night, following his covering a demonstration against alleged corruption within Assam Co-operative Apex Bank Ltd. The next day journalists in Guwahati and JUA led a protest at the Press Club, then in front of police station and court premises demanding his unconditional release. He was granted bail later in the evening.
New Delhi, 13 March 2025: The Indian Journalists Union is shocked and condemns the arrest of two women journalists of an online news channel Pulse News – Managing Director P Revathi and reporter Bandi Sandhya, in Telangana by the Hyderabad Cyber Crime police on Wednesday 12 March for allegedly circulating a video on social media platforms containing ‘defamatory content’ against ruling Congress government and its Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and ‘violating relevant sections of the IT Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).’ The Union said the case is being given a political colour and that the 14-day judicial custody of the two must be immediately revoked.
New Delhi, 13 March 2025: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) condemns the arrest of Taytasaheb alias Tushar Abaji Kharat, Editor, Lay Bhari, a local YouTube channel, by the Satara police from Mumbai, Maharashtra, on Sunday 9 March in two cases -- hurling casteist remarks against a BJP functionary and ‘defaming’ state rural development minister Jaykumar Gore in a case going back to 2017. The Union demanded that he be released immediately as the case appears to be politically motivated.
New Delhi, 10 March 2025: The Indian Journalists (IJU) joins its affiliate Shramjivi Patrakar Sangh Uttar Pradesh in strongly condemning the brutal killing of local correspondent of Dainik Jagran journalist, largest circulated Hindi Daily in the state and RTI activist Raghavendra Bajpai in Sitapur district on Saturday, March 8. The IJU demands adequate compensation to Bajpai’s family, exemplary punishment to the perpetrators of this heinous crime and ensure safety and security of journalists so that they can carry out their duties without fear or favour.
New Delhi/ March 8, 2025: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) expresses serious concern at the Government of Maharashtra’s decision to set up a media monitoring centre to track news reportage in all the forms of news media including print and digital. The union opined that such an attempt of the government will have serious impact on freedom of press.
New Delhi, 8 March 2025: Celebrating International Women’s Day today, Indian Journalists Union (IJU) joins and supports partner, International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) global campaign ‘Gender-Equal Media for a Gender-Equal Future’. Marking the 30th anniversary of Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a landmark commitment to advancing women’s rights, the campaign calls for journalists’ unions and media worldwide to take concrete action towards achieving gender equality in the media.
New Delhi/Raipur, 5 January 2025: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) joins its affiliate the Chhattisgarh Shramjeevi Patrakar Kalyan Sangh in demanding from the Chhattisgarh government that the main accused in the brutal murder of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar in Bijapur, be immediately apprehended and along with other three (2 relatives) accused arrested be meted out harshest punishment. It also demanded that the Journalist Safety & Security Act, pending for the past two years for Governor’s signature be immediately notified.
New Delhi, 15 October 2024: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) expresses grave concern over the filing of an FIR against Sunil Chadha of ‘The Newz Radar’ in Himachal Pradesh and a murderous attack on Ramesh Behl, journalist and President, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Press Association Regd, in Punjab. The two cases, said IJU, must be viewed as an assault on freedom of expression and stifling press freedom and demands justice for the journalists.
New Delhi, 30 September 2024: The Indian Journalists Union expresses concern over alleged assault and looting of Hindustan reporter Pramod Dalakoti at a private college in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, while he was covering a clash between two student groups. The Union demanded that all culprits be booked at the earliest.
