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Press Statement India: Journalists assaulted while covering violent clashes05 Sep, 2019 Senior police assaulted several journalists as they covered violent clashes in Barrackpore, a city in West Bengal, on Sunday, September 1. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) in condemning the attack and demanded the police investigate the incident. The protest by the supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against the capture of the party office by The Trinamool Congress (TMC) turned violent. In the clashes, Arjun Singh, the member of the parliament from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered head injuries after he claimed that the police hit him with the baton. Following the clashes, the police then tried to enter the residence of Arjun Singh. Local reporters were present at the venue to cover the story. In the tense situation, the Deputy Comissioner of Police Barrackpore Ajay Thakur was caught on camera as he hit a journalist. Several other journalists also said that they were assaulted at the same incident. NUJ India will send a fact-finding committee and urge the state government to set up a high-level judicial committee to probe the incident and punish the guilty police officers for assaulting journalists. NUJ(I) also demand for the enactment of the Journalists Protection Act and call the authorities to ensure the security of the media persons, while covering different events in the states. The IFJ said: “We condemn the assault against journalists. The perpetrators should not go unpunished. We call the authorities to take action on the attack. Journalists must be free and secure to report on issues. Journalists should not fear for their safety.” 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, November 2022 11/15/2022 Download - GENDER DISPARITY IN PAKISTANI MEDIA-2022 11/09/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, October 2022 10/15/2022 Download
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Press Statement पत्रकारमाथि कुटपिटको विरोध15 Aug, 2016 नेविसंघको प्रतिनिधि विवादका कारण नेपाली कांग्रेसको केन्द्रीय कार्यालय सानेपामा भएको झडपको समाचार र तस्विर संकलनमा गएका फोटो पत्रकार चन्द्र आले, नागरिक दैनिकका प्रतिक रायमाझी र एभिन्युजका पत्रकार किशोर चौधरी घाइते भएका छन्। प्रहरीले झडपको तस्बिर र भिडियो खिचेको भन्दै आले र चौधरीको क्यामेरासमेत प्रहरीले फुटाइदिएको फोटो पत्रकारहरुको भनाइ छ। समाचार तथा तस्विर संकलनका लागि गएका पत्रकारहरुमाथि प्रहरीले कुटपिट पनि गरेको छ। फोटो तथा भिडियो खिचेकै भरमा पत्रकारमाथि कुटपिट गर्नु, क्यामेरामा क्षती पुर्याउने घटनाको युनियन विरोध गर्दछ। पत्रकारमाथि कुटपिट गर्ने प्रहरीलाई आवश्यक कार्वाही गरि घाइते पत्रकारको उपचार र उचित क्षतिपूर्ति उपलव्ध गराउन युनियन सरकारसँग मागसमेत गर्दछ। साथै प्रहरी नेतृत्वलाई आगामी दिनमा सञ्चारमैत्री व्यवहारका लागि मातहतका निकायलाई निर्देशन दिन पनि माग गर्दछौ। Written By Nepal Press Union Anam Nagar, GPO Box No - 19033 Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: 015244746 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