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Press Statement India: Journalist booked a day after being barred from reporting08 Oct, 2020 Journalist Siddique Kappan has been arrested and booked by the Mathura police in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly instigating communal violence. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian affiliates the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and National Union of Journalists – India (NUJ-I) condemn the arrest and urge Uttar Pradesh government to release him and withdraw all the charges. Siddique Kappan, senior Delhi-based journalist working for several media houses including azhimukham.com, was arrested on October 5, a day after he was stopped on the way to Hathras, the home town of the woman who died after being gang raped. As the public rage and protests mounted, following her violent death , the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government labelled the public rage as a conspiracy to stir riots along caste lines and as an effort to defame the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s led Uttar Pradesh government. The UP government also accused protestors of disrupting communal harmony. The First Information Report (FIR) filed against Kappan and three others shows that they have been booked under 153A (promoting enmity between different groups), 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings) and 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code, as well as section 17 (punishment for raising funds for terrorist act) and 14 (punishment for unlawful activities) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 among others. Also, the police confiscated the mobile phones and laptops of the journalist. On October 6, the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) filed a habeas corpus petition against the arrest of the journalist Kappan. The IJU Secretary General Sabina Inderjit said: “Yogi Adityanath’s government is brazenly indulging in undeclared censorship of the media. The harassment, intimidation of journalists and gagging of truth is unacceptable in any democratic society. The IJU urges the UP government desist from such bullying tactics and respect the freedom of the press.” The NUJ-I president Ras Bihari said: “Before arrest of any journalist, the Press Council of India should be informed. The NUJ-I has long been demanding for adoption of such the practice.” The IFJ said: “Filing a FIR against journalist Kappan clearly shows that the UP government does not tolerate any news that is critical of the government. It is also indicative of the lengths the UP government will go to silence the independent voices and the media. The IFJ strongly condemns the arrest and intimidation and urges the UP government to withdraw the case and release 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 - 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
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Press Statement मिडिया कार्यालयमा पत्रकारलाई धम्क्याउने कार्यको घोर भर्सना07 Jun, 2018 अखिल नेपाल स्वतन्त्र विद्यार्थी युनियनकी अध्यक्ष तथा सांसद लामाले समाचारको बारेमा पठाएकोे खण्डन प्रकाशित गरेपछि पनि कार्यालयमा साँझको समयमा समुह पठाएर पत्रकारलाई धम्क्याउनु तथा कार्यकक्षमा कार्यरत पत्रकारलाई मानसिक तनाब दिने कार्यको नेपाल प्रेस युनियन घोर भर्सना गर्दछ । समाचार कक्षमा प्रबेश गर्नु तथा फोनबाट सम्पादकलाई जाकिदिने भनी धम्की दिनु प्रेस स्वतन्त्रताको ठाडो उल्लंघन हो । समाचार सम्बन्धी चित्त नबुझे प्रेस काउन्सीलमा उजुरी दिइ उपचार खोज्ने बाटो हु्ँदाहुँदै कार्यालयमा नै पुगेर समाचार हटाउन दबाब दिनु निन्दनीय छ । अखिल नेपाल स्वतन्त्र विद्यार्थी युनियनकी अध्यक्ष तथा सांसद जस्तो जिम्मेवार पदमा रहेको व्यक्तिबाट भएको यो गैरजिम्मेवार कार्यको प्रेस युनियन कडा शब्दमा भत्र्सना गर्दछ । साथै, घटनाको छानबिन गरी दोषीलाई कानुनी दायरामा ल्याउन, पत्रकारहरुको पूर्ण सुरक्षा गर्न र यस्ता घटना दोहोरिन नदिन एवं संविधानप्रदत्त प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रताको अधिकार निर्वाध उपभोग गर्ने वातावरण तयार गर्न युनियन सरकारसँग जोडदार माग गर्दछ । Written By Nepal Press Union Anam Nagar, GPO Box No - 19033 Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: 015244746 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