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Press Statement Indian authorities clamp down on foreign journalists15 Feb, 2018 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), in raising concern over India’s visa policy to foreign journalists. The IFJ urges the Indian government to respect the right of journalists of all nationalities to report on issues of public interest and facilitate their travel for this purpose. On February 6, Amruta Slee, Indian-born Australian journalist, alleged that she and her colleagues were not granted journalist visas to India they had applied for in December 2017. Slee is a radio producer for Radio National, a program on ABC, and was part of the team that was given a grant to travel to India for reporting. They had proposed a trip to India in February 2018; however she was neither officially denied nor given a visa to travel to India. Instead, she received an email requests to send a list of her potential interviewees in India, and even offers for someone to “accompany” her in Delhi. In 2017, the ABC published an investigative report on the controversial Carmichael coal mine project in Queensland, Australia, funded by the Adani Group, an Indian multinational conglomerate head quartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The Consulate General of India (CGI) in Sydney denied the allegations and instead has accused the journalists of violating Indian visa rules. The CGI tweeted: “Delay in issuing visas to ABC news team has nothing to do with the issues mentioned in this article. ABC news journalists violated Indian visa rules recently by engaging in activities which were not declared at the time of applying their visas.” It didn’t clarify what rules were violated by the journalists. The MEAA is monitoring the situation. MEAA chief executive Paul Murphy said: “This is a disturbing development and not one we would expect from a country that has previously demonstrated a high regard for press freedom. MEAA hopes that Indian authorities will rethink their stance and allow Australian journalists into the country to report legitimate news stories in the public interest.” The IFJ notes that India has recently been restrictive in visa policy to journalists and rights activists. On December 10, 2016, police in Jammu and Kashmir detained French freelance journalist Edward Paul Comiti for ‘violating visa regulations’. On December 19, Mukunda Raj Kattel, a director of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) was denied entry in India and was deported a day later. In July, 2016, three India-based journalists of the Chinese state news agency, Xinhua, were denied visa extension. The IFJ said: “The IFJ expresses concerns over the denial of journalist visas to Australian journalist Amruta Slee by the Indian government. India has been restrictive to foreign journalists in recent times. The IFJ believes that denial or delay in visa process for journalists is to ensure that journalists have opportunity to independently report in India. The IFJ urges India to respect journalists’ rights and press freedom.” Written By The IFJ represents more than 600,000 journalists in 140 countries. For further information contact IFJ Asia-Pacific on +61 2 9333 0946 Find the IFJ on Twitter: @ifjasiapacific Find the IFJ on Facebook: www.facebook.com/IFJAsiaPacific Comments Resources - Media Freedom in Sri Lanka- 2020 09/24/2021 Download - Chasing Justice : Study on impunity for crimes against journalists in Maldives 08/22/2021 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 08/18/2021 Download
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Press Statement नेपाल ः शोक विज्ञप्ती13 Aug, 2020 नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघका पूर्व केन्द्रीय सचिव बलराम बानियाँको दुखद निधनले नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ स्तब्ध भएको छ । विगत तीन दशकदेखि नेपाली पत्रकारिता जगतमा महत्वपूर्ण योगदान पु¥याउनुभएका बानियाँ पछिल्लो समय कान्तिपुर राष्ट्रिय दैनिकको सहायक सम्पादकका रुपमा कार्यरत हुनुहुन्थ्यो । यही २०७७ साल साउन २६ गते दिउँसोदेखि काठमाडौंबाट सम्पर्कविहीन रहनुभएका बानियाँकोे शव मकवानपुरको सिस्नेरीस्थित माण्डु जलविद्युत आयोजना स्थलमा भेटिएको नेपाल प्रहरीले जानकारी दिएको छ । महासंघ बानियाँको रहस्यमय ढंगले भएको निधन बारे गहिरो छानविन गरी सत्यतथ्य सार्वजनिक गर्न सरकारसंग माग गर्दछ । पत्रकार बानियाँले पत्रकारिता क्षेत्रमार्फत लोकतन्त्र, मानव अधिकार, विधिको शासन, प्रेस स्वतन्त्रता, पत्रकार सुरक्षा तथा नागरिक अधिकारको पक्षमा पु¥याउनु भएको अतुलनीय योगदानको उच्च कदर गर्दै महासंघ दिवंगत बानियाँप्रति भावपूर्ण श्रद्धाञ्जली व्यक्त गर्दछ । साथै, शोकसन्तप्त परिवारजनप्रति गहिरो समवेदना समेत व्यक्त गर्दछ । रमेश विष्ट महासचिव Written By Federation of Nepali Journalists Media Village, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977 01 449 0063/ 493 873/ 447 8235 Comments Resources - Media Freedom in Sri Lanka- 2020 09/24/2021 Download - Chasing Justice : Study on impunity for crimes against journalists in Maldives 08/22/2021 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 08/18/2021 Download