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Press Statement India: Gujarati editor slapped with sedition charge for Covid-19 report14 May, 2020 Dhaval Patel, the editor of Gujarati Face of Nation news website, was arrested on May 11 and charged with sedition for publishing a report that alleged Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani may be replaced for mishandling the Covid-19 response. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian affiliates; the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and the National Union of Journalists- India (NUJ-I) condemn the arrest and call on authorities to drop all charges against him. Patel was detained at his residence after the Ahmedabad police registered a First Information Report (FIR) on May 8 against the editor under Section 124(A) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 54 of the Disaster Management Act. The FIR accuses the article of being “baseless” and inciting “instability and atmosphere of fear” during the pandemic. The Face of Nation on May 7 published a report suggesting Chief Minister Rupani may be replaced by Union Minister Mansukh Mandviya as the senior figures in the BJP were unhappy with his performance on Covid-19 pandemic management. If convicted of violating India’s Sedition Law, Patel could face life imprisonment. If he is convicted of spreading false claims amid the pandemic, he could be sentenced to two years in jail under the Disaster Management Act. Earlier, Delhi police summoned Delhi based Indian Express’s reporter Mahender Singh Manral for questioning on May 10 for his news reports about the alleged doctoring of an audio clip attributed to Tablighi Jamaat chief Maulana Saad. Also, during the lockdown, Himachal Pradesh’s journalists faced FIRs and harassment for their alleged violation of the Indian Penal Code and the Disaster Management Act for their coverage during the Covid-19 lockdown. IJU said: “The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) expresses grave concern over rising cases of State governments intimidating, harassing and detaining journalists by misusing the sedition law as well as Disaster Management Act. We urge the authorities to drop all charges against journalists who are risking their health and lives to report on Covid-19.” NUJ-I said: “The arrest is arbitrary and amounts to a blatant misuse of law. NUJ-I demands the immediate and unconditional release of the journalist.” IFJ said: “Attempts by state governments including that of Gujrat state to criminalize journalism on spurious charges is not acceptable. IFJ calls on the authorities to drop all charges against Patel.” 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