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Press Statement India: Karnataka government forcibly shuts down Power TV01 Oct, 2020 The government in Karnataka has shutdown Power TV, a private broadcaster, in retaliation for the broadcaster’s reports on corruption allegations against the chief minister Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa and his family members. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ)- India condemn the illegal shutdown and call on Karnataka government to stop the intimidation of Power TV’s staff and allow the network to broadcast freely. On September 28 the state police raided Power TV‘s office, forcibly seizing laptops and hard disks, and damaging the server, resulting in the shutdown of the channel. Authorities then blocked the broadcaster’s YouTube channel and Facebook site. The home of the channel’s managing director-editor Rakesh Shetty was also searched after a complaint was registered against Shetty on grounds of criminal intimidation, forgery, extortion, cheating, and criminal conspiracy. The administration’s move is in reprisal for a story exposing Y Vijayendra, son of Chief Minister (CM) BS Yediyurappa who received bribes from a private builder, Ramalingam Construction Company Ltd (RCCL). The reports alleged that the RCCL bribed Vijayendra in order to gain favour from the Chief Minister to build a government housing project worth6.66 billion Indian rupee (USD 9,069,862) and the son’s involvement in other government affairs. The sudden shutdown of Power TV means more 250 staff are left in a precarious situation at a time when job cuts and salary cuts are rampant in India. The IJU Secretary General Sabina Inderjit said: “Closing down media channel in a dictatorial manner for exposing Chief Minister’s son’s corruption is not acceptable. The IJU demanded immediate restoration of the TV channel.” The NUJ-I President Ras Bihari said: “The NUJ (I) strongly condemns this autocratic act of threatening the fourth pillar of democracy and demands an enquiry to reveal the truth.” The IFJ said: “The seizure of the equipment of the television channel and abrupt shutdown of an entire network over reports exposing corruption is clear evidence that Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa-led government is misusing power. We urge central government intervene and reverse the order to allow the television channel to continue operations.” 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 जग्गा खरिद प्रकरणसम्बन्धी नागरिक दैनिकले समाचार प्रकाशित गरेपछि विकसित घटनाक्रमप्रति महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण03 Sep, 2017 सार्वभौम संसदका विभिन्न समितिहरूले अनुसन्धान गरी कारबाहीका लागि सिफारिस गरेको ‘नेपाल आयल निगमको जग्गा खरिद’ प्रकरणका विषयमा नागरिक दैनिकले अनुसन्धानात्मक रिपोर्टिङ गरी समाचार प्रकाशित गरेपछि विकसित घटनाक्रमप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । समाचारसँग असहमत पक्षले नागरिक दैनिक र समाचार लेख्ने पत्रकारबिरुद्ध मानहानी मुद्दा दायर गरी क्षतिपूर्तिको माग गरेका छन् । एउटा नागरिकको अदालतमा जाने अधिकारको महासंघ सम्मान गर्दछ । तर, घटनाक्रम विश्लेषण गर्दा यो मुद्दा नियोजित रुपमा भ्रष्टाचारको खुलासा गर्ने कामलाई निरुत्साहित गर्ने, पत्रकारिता क्षेत्रमा त्रास सिर्जना गर्ने र सञ्चारमाध्यम तथा पत्रकारलाई क्षतिपूर्तिका नाममा आर्थिक क्षति पुर्याउने मनसाय रहेको हुनसक्ने देखिन्छ । सम्मानित अदालतमा दर्ता भएको मुद्दाका बारेमा नेपालको प्रचलित कानुन, प्रेस स्वतन्त्रताको विश्वव्यापी मान्यता र खोजी पत्रकारिताको मान्यतालाई सुरक्षित गर्ने गरी अदालतले फैसला गर्नेमा महासंघ विश्वस्त छ । प्रेस स्वतन्त्रता, पत्रकार आचारसंहिता र नेपाली पत्रकारिताको मौलिक चरित्रको जगमा उभिएर निर्भिकतापूर्वक खोजि पत्रकारितामा दृढतापूर्वक लागि रहन नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ सबै पत्रकारहरुलाई आह्वान गर्दछ । 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