New Delhi, 15 August 2022: On the occasion of the first anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Kabul, Afghanistan today, the Indian Journalists Union expresses solidarity with journalists and media workers which continue to face attacks, intimidation and arbitrary detainment. As part of the International Federation of Journalists global action to save at-risk Afghan media workers, the IJU urged the Government of India to streamline its visa application process and increase the humanitarian intake.

New Delhi/Imphal, 4 August 2022: The Indian Journalists Union condemns the summoning and harassment of the President of All Manipur Working Journalists Union, Wangkhemcha Shamjai by the National Investigation Agency over past two days. The IJU President Geetartha Pathak joined the protest held by AMWJU, Editors Guild Manipur (EGM) and Manipur Hill Journalists Union (MHIU) in Imphal demanding that the NIA desist from such arbitrary actions against journalists and respect the freedom of the press.

New Delhi, 20 July 2022: The Indian Journalists Union welcomes the Supreme Court order releasing AltNews co-founder and fact-checker Mohammed Zubair, on interim bail with regard to all FIRs filed by the Uttar Pradesh police. The Court also clubbed all the FIRs and said the case should be handled by one investigating authority i.e. the Special Cell of Delhi Police.

New Delhi, 16 July 2022: Making a note of the 10th India-EU Human Rights Dialogue held in Delhi reiterating commitment to protecting and promoting all human rights, the Indian Journalists Union hoped the commitments made are not on paper and that the Modi government would act upon these, particularly safeguarding the freedom and independence of journalists.

New Delhi, 3 July 2022: The Indian Journalists Union condemns the petty and vindictive action of both the Centre and J&K administration for stopping Kashmiri photojournalist and Pulitzer Prize awardee Sana Irshad Mattoo from flying to Paris to attend a book launch and photography exhibition. This, said the IJU, is yet another case of ongoing harassment of journalists and the Press Council of India must take suo moto cognisance.

New Delhi, 28 June 2022: The Indian Journalists Union condemns in the strongest of terms the arrest of Muhammad Zubair, co-founder of fact checking website AltNews. His arrest by the Delhi police smacks of malafide as it comes for his post in 2018, claimed by a Twitter handle to be ‘hurting religious sentiments.’ The Union called for his immediate release as the action is clearly intended not only to intimidate and harass Zubair but also hit out at AltNews, which is doing yeoman service in checking fake news and disinformation.

New Delhi, 1 June 2022: Indian Journalists Union Secretary General Sabina Inderjit was elected founder President of Federation of Asia Pacific Journalists (FAPaJ), a new regional organisation of the International Federation of Journalists, in Oman at its inaugural Congress held on 31st May. She was also re-elected as IFJ Vice President for the third consecutive term.  

New Delhi, 24 May 2022: The Indian Journalists Union is shocked at the brutal murder of Subhash Kumar Mahto, a local reporter in Begusaria district, Bihar, allegedly by liquor and sand mafia on May 20. The IJU condemns the dastardly act and demands that the State government brings the culprits to book.

New Delhi, May 11, 2022: Indian Journalists Union (IJU) welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court of India to keep application of sedition law in abeyance. Journalists Union of Assam an affiliate of IJU along with others challenged section 124(A) of the Indian Penal Code as the law is being extensively used against independent media by the authorities. A special bench comprising Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli held that all pending cases, appeals and proceedings with respect to charges framed under Section 124A should be kept in abeyance.

New Delhi, 8 March, 2022: On International Women’s Day, the Indian Journalists Union joins the International Federation of Journalists to demand urgent action to tackle the widespread online abuse and harassment faced by women journalists around the world. The call comes following  results of two global surveys which exposed a serious lack of action among media companies.

New Delhi, 21 February 2022: The Indian Journalists Union joins its affiliate the Odisha Journalists Union in condemning the attack on four journalists and kidnapping of another by  miscreants who tried to capture a polling booth in the ongoing Panchayat elections at Bhamdevpurarea at Binjharour area of Jaipur district on Sunday last. The Unions demanded that the administration arrest the culprits immediately as the attack was not just on journalists but an attack on press freedom and democracy.