New Delhi, 17 January 2022: The Indian Journalists Union condemns the J&K Registrar of Society for putting in abeyance the Kashmir Press Club’s registration and the ‘forcible takeover’ of the Club by a group of journalists, aided by the J&K administration and the police. The KPC, said the Union, has been vocal on media issues, sustained harassment and intimidation of journalists in the Valley and the twin actions smack of vendetta and brazen attempt to silence dissenting voices. The Union demands immediate restoration of the Club’s registration as a society and that elections be held at the earliest.

New Delhi, 5 December 2021: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) expresses grave concern over editor of a local news portal Barak Bulletin, Anirban Roy Choudhury being charged with sedition by the Cachar police, Assam. Joining its affiliate, Journalists Union of Assam, the IJU demanded that the charges under various sections, including sedition, be withdrawn immediately.

New Delhi, 25 November 2021: Observing the International Day for the elimination of violence against women today, the Indian Journalists Union urges the Modi government to ratify International Labour Organisation Convention 190 on Violence and harassment in the world of work at the earliest.

New Delhi, 16 November 2021: On the occasion of National Press Day, the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) appeals to the journalist community to unite to defend the freedom of press, media rights and freedom of speech and expression enshrined in our Constitution. The list of targeted killings of journalists, violence, threats, harassment, intimidation in the country is menacingly growing. Worse, arbitrary detention, false cases against journalists under draconian laws such as sedition, UAPA and even NSA, are tools being used by authorities to stifle independent and critical reporting. 

New Delhi, 15 November 2021: The Indian Journalists Union joins its affiliate the Tripura Journalists Union in expressing concern over detention and filing of cases against two Delhi-based women journalists of HW News Network, Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha for their reportage and tweet on the communal friction in the State. Though the two were released on bail by the CJM court in Gomti district today on furnishing a bond of Rs 75000 each, the IJU demands the cases, as well as against journalist Shyam Meera Singh (under UAPA), be withdrawn immediately, as these have a ‘chilling effect’ on journalists and stifle freedom of speech and expression.     

New Delhi, 2 November 2021: On International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, the Indian Journalists Union along with its affiliates denounces crimes targeting journalists that remain unpunished while the masterminds walk free and has demanded that both the Central and State governments put an end to the culture of impunity.

New Delhi, 16 October 2021: The Indian Journalists Union is gravely concerned on the recurring harassment of journalists in Kashmir and concerted efforts by the authorities to clampdown on independent media in the Valley. The detention and questioning of journalists continues unabated with this month alone seeing five journalists and media workers being victims of a government policy to clampdown on information flow. The authorities, demands the Union, must refrain from such bullying tactics and respect freedom of speech and expression.

New Delhi, 18 September 2021: The Indian Journalists Union condemns the high-handedness of the Haryana Police for arresting Dainik Bhaskar Editor Sandeep Sharma and reporter Sunil Brar for a factual error in a news report, which they corrected after their attention was drawn to it. The Union demanded the police stop intimidating journalists by misusing the law.   

New Delhi, 10 September 2021: The Indian Journalists Union condemns the J&K police for searching residences of four journalists in Srinagar and questioning them at the police station, on alleged grounds of their involvement with ‘Kashmirfight Blog’, which incidentally has been blocked by order of Ministry of Electronics and IT. The Union demanded that such intimidation of media in the Valley as well as blocking of sites must be halted so that journalists can do their work without fear of reprisal.

New Delhi, 9 September 2021: The Indian Journalists Union joins its affiliate Tripura Journalists Union  in condemning the violence and ransacking of the office of Pratibadi Kalam,  leading daily in Melarmath locality, Agartala, on Wednesday afternoon by miscreants, in which three journalists were injured. The leadership of the Unions demanded prompt action against those who indulged in the unprecedented violent attack, as attempts to silence media was unacceptable. 

New Delhi 18 August 2021: The Indian Journalists Union condemns the thrashing of photo journalists by a police officer in Srinagar while they were covering a Muharram procession. While the Union welcomed the action taken by the DGP for the ‘undesirable behaviour’ of the concerned officer by shifting him to the police lines, the Union demanded that safety and security of journalists be ensured so that they could carry out their responsibilities.