The Indian Journalists Union launches a survey as part of its project ‘Change is Key, get Digitalized’ to reinforce its capability to act & respond to the digital world, understand its members’ strategic needs for new skills, gain confidence of younger, digital and women journalists and equip them with requisite new skills. The project is co-partnered with International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and is being undertaken by IJU with its affiliates in four States: Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Tripura.

New Delhi, 10 August 2021: The Indian Journalists Union joins its affiliate the Andhra Pradesh Media Federation in condemning the brutal killing of journalist Chennakeshavalu, of local television news channel EV5, in Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh, allegedly by a suspended police constable and his brother on Sunday night. The unions demand that the killer be brought to justice at the earliest. 

New Delhi, 22 July 2021: The Indian Journalists Union condemns the income tax raids at 30-odd locations of one of the largest Hindi media group, Dainik Bhaskar and another at Uttar Pradesh-based TV news channel Bharat Samachar today, for alleged “tax evasion”. The timing of the raids, specially after the second wave of Covid-19 smacks of sinister design of the authorities to stifle press freedom and intimidate critical media, said the Union. 

New Delhi, 20 July 2021: The Indian Journalists Union expresses grave concern over the surveillance of at least 40 journalists, among 300 others, including Opposition leaders, ministers, constitutional authorities, activists, through hacking of their phones by Israeli Pegasus spyware. The snooping on journalists, is not just a breach of their right to privacy like any other citizen, but worse seriously compromises their sources, amounting to stifling independent and investigative journalism, said the Union. It demanded the government come clean on the issue, order a judicial probe and refrain from yet another form of intimidation of journalists, specially those critical of its governance.

New Delhi, 17 July 2021:The Indian Journalists Union condoles the death of award-winning photo-journalist Danish Siddiqui, while covering a fierce battle between Afghan security forces and Taliban militants in Kandahar province. At the same time, the IJU condemns the killing  and demands that Taliban respect press freedom and ensure safet of journalists who are carrying out their duties.

New Delhi, 15 July 2021: The Indian Journalists Union condemns the high handedness of the Haryana police for obstructing journalists covering protests and demolitions in Khori Gaon in the State and demanded that they be allowed to carry out their duties, as the media is the fourth estate.

New Delhi, 5 July 2021: The Indian Journalists Union expresses concern over an FIR lodged by Uttar Pradesh authorities in Shahjahanpur district against three journalists-- News Laundry’s Nidhi Suresh, Bhadas4Media’s Manoj Shukla and its editor Yashwant Singh. The  FIR was a tool to intimidate and harass the journalists for their work and must immediately be dropped, demanded the Union. 

New Delhi, 15 June 2021: Welcoming the release of journalist Ganji Raghu working with web portal ToliVelugu on conditional bail, the IJU demanded that all charges against him be dropped as it was a case of harassment and vendetta. Raghu was arrested by Mattampalli police of Suryapet district of Telangana, after four months of an FIR being lodged against him.

New Delhi, 29 June 2021: The Indian Journalists Union condemns the beating up of journalist Pateshwari Singh, bureau chief of Bharat Connect newspaper and a city reporter for Jan Sandesh Times,in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, allegedly by unidentified men for writing a news report against the State’s MLA. The Union demanded the FIR lodged against unidentified men should also include the name of the MLA and investigation be expedited so that the guilty are brought to book.

New Delhi, 16 June 2021: The Indian Journalists Union condemns the filing of FIR against news website The Wire and three journalists --Rana Ayyub , columnist Washington Post, Saba Naqvi,freelance journalist, and Mohammed Zubair,Co-founder of Alt News by the UP government for sharing a video. The Union demanded immediate withdrawal of the case and that the authorities refrain from targeting journalists, which has become the rule in the largest State of the country.

New Delhi, 13 June 2021: The Indian Journalists Union expresses concern over the passing away of journalist Sulabh Srivastava, working with ABP News TV channel ABP News, a day after he filed complaints to UP Police seeking protection. The Union demanded that an impartial inquiry be conducted into the case.