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Press Statement India: Journalist booked for sharing Covid-19 allegation against hospitals07 Aug, 2020 Sankalp Neb, a journalist from Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh was booked for allegedly sharing an unverified Twitter post suggesting negative Covid-19 reports had been manipulated with a positive spin by district health authorities. The International Federation of Journalists and its Indian affiliates the Indian Journalists’ Union (IJU) and the National Union of Journalists India (NUJ-I) condemn the harassment of Neb and call for the withdrawal of the complaint. The tweet screenshot shared by the journalist Neb in a WhatsApp group on August 2 mentioned that Covid-19 negative reports were intentionally shown positive in the interest of private hospitals in the district. The screenshot further accuses the district health authorities hatching conspiracies to serve private hospital’s interests to receive government funding. It alleged the suspected involvement of the district’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO), BS Sodhi, in the ‘scam’. The chief medical officer filed a complaint against the journalist on August 3. The First Information Report (FIR) registered under various sections of the ‘Epidemic Disease Act’ and the ‘IT Act’ accuses the journalist of defaming authorities without any substance. Neb claimed that he merely re-posted the screenshot. He also advised he had been previously targeted for his past news reports that were critical to the state’s administration. Neb is one of an increasing number of journalists in India being targeted for stories critical to the government’s handling of Covid-19. Under the cover of the pandemic, the Indian government has introduced restrictions on expression, resulting in a growing number of legal cases and summons against journalists in India. The president of IJU, Geetartha Pathak, said: “Registering FIR against journalists for their critical reports instead of issuing clarifications has become a common trend in India. We call on the authority to withdraw the case against the journalist.” The President of NUJ-I, Ras Bihari, said: “The government officials in India are targeting journalists to hide their faults and mistakes. Government should immediately issue a guideline to stop officials’ arbitrary actions to hide their wrongdoing.” The IFJ said: “The IFJ urges the Uttar Pradesh government to immediately withdraw the FIR against the journalist.” 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 युवा हुँकार सम्वाददाता श्रेष्ठ बेपत्ता18 May, 2017 युवा हुँकार मासिकका सम्वाददाता हरिचन्द्र श्रेष्ठ गत चार दिनदेखि बेपत्ताको अवस्थामा रहेको समाचारप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । स्थानीय तहको निर्वाचनमा मतदानका गर्नका लागि ३० गते गृह जिल्ला काभ्रेपलाञ्चोकको कानपुर गएका श्रेष्ठ ३१ गते मतदान गरेपछि काठमाडौं फर्किने क्रममा सोही दिन साँझदेखि सम्पर्कविहीन रहेको पारिवारिक स्रोतलाई उधृत गर्दै युवा हुँकार मासिकबाट जानकारी आएको छ । परिवारको तर्फबाट पत्रकार श्रेष्ठको खोजीका लागि काभ्रे जिल्ला प्रहरीमा निवेदन दिइएको छ भने महासंघको तर्फबाट पनि स्थानीय प्रहरी प्रमुखसँग बेपत्ता व्यक्तिको खोजीको लागि अझ बढी तदारुकता देखाउन आग्रह भएको छ । महासंघ पत्रकार श्रेष्ठको अवस्था तत्काल पत्ता लगाउन र घटनाको यथार्थ सार्वजनिक गर्न स्थानीय प्रशासनसँग पुनः जोडदार माग गर्दछ । Written By Federation of Nepali Journalists Media Village, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977 01 449 0063/ 493 873/ 447 8235 Comments Resources - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, September, 2022 09/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2022 08/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, July 2022 07/15/2022 Download