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Press Statement India: SimpliCity founder detained for criticism of government’s Covid-19 response28 Apr, 2020 Andrew Sam Raja Pandian, the founder of SimpliCity, a bi-lingual news portal in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu is in judicial custody for his reports that were critical of the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates, the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and National Union of Journalists (NUJ-I) condemn the arrest and call on his immediate release. Andrew Sam Raja Pandian, 39, has been kept in jail following his arrest on April 23 despite growing criticism from the media fraternity and political opposition. He was arrested for two news stories entitled ‘ People stuck in hunger demand government to supply them food seamlessly or allow NGOs to serve them’ published on 14 April and Looting at ration shops during lockdown, govt’s grant of Rs.1000 swindled, lament public published on 18 April. His first report focussed on a protest by medical students and trainee doctors at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital hostel over the scarcity of food at the hostel. The second story covered complaints from the residents of Coimbatore over the pilferage of shops during the lockdown. M Sundararajan, Assistant Commissioner, Personal Administration, Coimbatore Corporation Pandian filed the complaint accusing the journalist of violating the Epidemic Diseases Act and two sections of the penal code. Following his arrest, local journalists in Coimbatore staged a silent protest on April 24, demanding his immediate release. Prior to the arrest of the founder of SimplicCity, photographer M Balaji, and reporter Jerald Aruldass, both from the same news portal were detained on April 22. They were interrogated by the Coimbatore police, for more than seven hours and released on the condition that they would be present at the police station for an inquiry. National Union of Journalists (NUJ-I) said: “We strongly condemn the arrest and assaults by police. We demand the central and state governments ensure the safety of journalists while discharging their professional duties.” Indian Journalists Union (IJU) said: “We strongly condemn the arrest as it is meant to silence the media from reporting the facts. The Tamil Nadu government must acknowledge that the media is doing its duty and the government must take action to improve the situation learning from such news- reports. The IJU demands the withdrawal of the charges and release of the journalist.” IFJ said: “The government should drop all the charges against SimpliCity founder and release him immediately. The spread of Covid-19 should not be used as an excuse to arrest journalists for their news reports.” 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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Attacks on Media पत्रकार रिहाइकाे माग20 Nov, 2016 समाचारको विषयलाई लिएर सोलुखुम्बु अनलाइनका पत्रकार महेश रानामगरलाई चितवन प्रहरीले पक्राउ गरेको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । चितवनका जीवन थापा र जोयाका विषयमा समाचार लेखेको निहुँमा पत्रकार रानामगरलाई मंसिर ३ गते प्रहरीले पक्राउ गरी चितवन प्रहरी कार्यालयमा राखिएको जानकारी प्राप्त भएको छ । प्रकाशित समाचारप्रति चित्त नबुझे वा कुनै गुनासो रहे त्यसको कानुनी उपचारको विकल्प हुँदाहुँदै पत्रकारलाई पक्राउ गरिएको यो घटना प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रतामाथिको हस्तक्षेप हो । महासंघ पत्रकार पक्राउको घोर निन्दा गर्दछ र पत्रकार रानामगरलाई तत्काल रिहा गर्न सम्बन्धित निकायसँग माग गर्दछ । Written By Federation of Nepali Journalists Media Village, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977 01 449 0063/ 493 873/ 447 8235 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