New Delhi, 18 September 2024: The Indian Journalists Union condemns the killing ofbroadcast journalist Salman Ali Khan by unknown assailants in Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The Union demanded that the government conduct a thorough investigation and catch the assailants.

New Delhi/ August 22, 2024: Indian Journalists Union (IJU) expresses grave concern for seeking religious identity of a journalist by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma for asking a question and for his comment after knowing that the journalist is a Muslim. The CM said that the Muslims will forced Hindus to leave Assam. IJU strongly condemns the attitude of the Assam Chief Minister for asking critical questions to him.

New Delhi, 8 August 2024: The Indo Bangla Journalists Forum, which is headed by IJU President Geetartha Pathak, expresses serious concern at the fake and exaggerated news in a section of media particularly on social media and other digital platforms of India and also Bangladesh relating to attacks on minorities following resignation of Sheikh Hasina and consequent fall of Awami League government. 

New Imphal/Delhi, 6 August 2024: The Indian Journalists Union condemns police action against two journalists, one in Manipur and another in national capital Delhi. Mutum Rameshchandra, a senior reporter with Impact TV News was assaulted by a sub-inspector while he was covering a rally by internally displaced people (IDPs) on 1 August in Imphal east district. In Delhi, Poonam Pandey, assistant editor of Hindi daily Navbharat Times was stopped and detained by the police while covering a demonstration by Mahila Congress workers near Kartya Path on 30 July. Both incidents not only smack of harassment but are a direct attack on press freedom, says the IJU, adding action must be taken against the police personnel. 

New Delhi, 19 July 2024: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) expresses serious concern over protesting students in Dhaka, Bangladesh, setting on fire the reception building of the state broadcaster Bangladesh TV (BTV) on Thursday and the government imposing a complete internet ban across the nation. 

New Delhi, 16 July 2024: The Indian Journalists Union welcomes Delhi High Court’s order yesterday asking taking down of YouTube videos and news articles which are “defamatory and insinuating” on editor and co-founder of The News Minute and winner of Chameli Devi Jain award for Outstanding Woman Media Person, Dhanya Rajendran. 

New Delhi, 28 June 2024: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) strongly condemns the killing of journalist Shiv Shankar Jha in Maripur village in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur late on Tuesday night allegedly by the Liquor mafia. The IJU demands the culprits be apprehended and brought to book, as well as the Nitish Kumar government ensure safety and security of the fourth estate. 

New Delhi, 12 June 2024: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) called upon Delhi Police to drop its retaliatory investigation into three journalists of ‘The Caravan’ magazine and instead prosecute those who assaulted them while they were investigation alleged assault and harassment on a Muslim family by the local police, during the 2020 Delhi riots.  

New Delhi, 17 May 2024: The Indian Journalists Union welcomes the release of founding editor of NewsClick Prabir Purkayastha languishing in jail since October last, by the Supreme Court on Wednesday by declaring his arrest by Special Cell of Delhi Police as ‘invalid’ and ‘quashed and set aside.

New Delhi, 14 May 2024: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) condemns the killing of journalist Ashutosh Srivastava on May 13 and assault on journalist Raghav Trivedi on May 12 in Uttar Pradesh and called on authorities to investigate the incidents and bring those responsible to justice. 

New Delhi/Dhaka, 3 May 2024: The International Federation of Journalists Vice President and Indian Journalists Union Secretary General Sabina Inderjit expressed grave concern over the growing climate of fear, intolerance, clampdown, stifling of independent voices, the fourth estate in South Asia which in turn was chipping away the cornerstone of democracy. The occasion was to mark World Press Freedom Day by UNESCO in association with Transparency International Bangladesh in Dhaka on 2 May.