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Attacks on Media India: Four journalists arrested over tweet, one released12 Jun, 2019 Since Saturday, June 8, four journalists have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh for sharing a video deemed to be ‘defaming’ the chief minister on Twitter. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) have condemned the arbitrary arrest and detention of the journalists and demanded an immediate investigation. On June 8, freelance journalist Prashant Kanojia shared a video on Twitter of a woman claiming that she proposed marriage to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Prashant was arrested for ‘defaming’ the chief minister. Since then, the Uttar Pradesh police arrested three more journalists, Anuj Shukla and Ishita Singh of Nation Live, a Noida-based news channel and Peer Mohammad, a freelance journalist from Gorakhpur district for airing the footage of the woman speaking to newsmen and for posting it on social media. On June 11, Prashant was released on bail following orders from the Supreme Court. In the ruling it stated that freedom of expression and other rights guaranteed by the Indian Constitution “are sacrosanct and non- negotiable”. In a statement Amar Devulapalli, President of IJU demanded that the other three journalists should also be released immediately. He said: “The order of the apex court granting bail to Prashant Kanojia is a slap on the face of Yogi Adityanath government, which arbitrarily arrested four journalists for reporting on the social media and in their news outlets. The IJU demands that the Uttar Pradesh government should immediately release all the four arrested journalists, Prashant Kanojia, Anuj Shukla, Ishita Singh and Peer Mohmmad”. The IFJ said: “We demand the immediate release of Anuj Shukla, Ishita Singh and Peer Mohammad. While we welcome the release of Prashant Kanojia, we raise serious concerns about the state of freedom of express and the press in Uttar Pradesh. People in authorities and leaders cannot simply arrest journalists for sharing content they deem to be defamatory, it will only work to create a culture of self-censorship.” 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 लोकतान्त्रिक व्यवस्थामा सञ्चारमाध्यममा प्रकाशित/प्रसारित सामग्रीले अदालतको अवहेलना हुन सक्दैन : महासंघ28 Feb, 2018 नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ लोकतन्त्र, प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रताको पक्षमा दृढतापूर्वक उभिँदै आएको छ । लोकतान्त्रिक व्यवस्थामा सञ्चारमाध्यममा प्रकाशित/प्रसारित सामग्रीले अदालतको अवहेलना हुन सक्दैन भन्ने महासंघको प्रष्ट धारणा रहेको छ । सञ्चारमाध्यममा कुन सामग्री प्रकाशन तथा प्रसारण गर्ने वा नगर्ने विषय उसको संविधान प्रदत्त अधिकार हो । नेपालको संविधान २०७२ ले पूर्ण प्रेस स्वतन्त्रता सुनिश्चित गरेबाट आम सञ्चारको हक र महत्व स्पष्ट हुन्छ । सम्मानित सर्वोच्च अदालतले मिति २०७४ फागुन १३ गते कान्तिपुर दैनिक विरुद्ध चलिरहेको मानहानीको मुद्दामाथि दिएको आदेश नेपालको संविधानको मूल मर्म र प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रताको विश्वव्यापी मान्यताविपरीत भएकाले यसलाई सच्याउन महासंघ आग्रह गर्दछ । सञ्चारमाध्यमलाई कुनै पनि निकायबाट समाचार प्रकाशन/प्रसारण गर्नुपूर्व लगाइने बन्देज ‘प्रिसेन्सरसीप’ महासंघलाई मान्य हुन सक्दैन । यस्तो बन्देजका विरुद्ध महासंघ सधै दृढताका साथ उभिने छ । साथै, महासंघ पत्रकारको पेशागत सुरक्षा, सम्पादकीय स्वतन्त्रता र सञ्चारमाध्यमको आचारसंहिता पालनाप्रति सबै सञ्चारमाध्यमको सजगता र प्रतिवद्धताप्रति विश्वस्त रहेको छ । 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