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Harshad Ahir (second from left) and fellow journalists march in Valsad, Gujarat, after the journalist was attached on June 6, 2019. (Image via Harshad Ahir)

Former official assaults Indian journalist, family in Gujarat

July 10, 2019 11:20 AM EDT

On July 6, 2019, three men assaulted Harshad Ahir, Valsad bureau chief of privately owned daily Gujarat Mitra, and his wife and infant child at their home in Gujarat’s Valsad district, in western India, according to the journalist, who spoke to CPJ via phone, and news reports.

An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir, on June 12, 2019. India's National Investigation Agency questioned Greater Kashmir editor Fayaz Kaloo for six days in early July. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Indian investigative agency questions Greater Kashmir editor Fayaz Kaloo for 6 days

July 9, 2019 3:28 PM EDT

New Delhi, July 9, 2019–Indian authorities should stop harassing journalists and employees of the Greater Kashmir newspaper, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Fayaz Kaloo, the editor-in-chief of the privately owned newspaper–one of the leading dailies in Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir state–was questioned for nearly a week by India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA), according…

Newspaper distributors are seen in Amritsar, India, on April 22, 2019. The Indian government recently stopped placing advertisements in three major newspaper groups in apparent retaliation for their coverage. (AFP/Narinder Nanu)

Indian government drops advertisements from major newspaper groups in apparent retaliation for coverage

June 28, 2019 3:20 PM EDT

New York, June 28, 2019 — The Indian government has cut off advertisements to three major newspaper groups–The Times Group, ABP Group, and The Hindu–in apparent retaliation for their critical news coverage, according to news reports.

Police are seen in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir, on May 21, 2019. Police in Jammu and Kashmir recently arrested journalist Ghulam Jeelani Qadri. (AP/Mukhtar Khan)

Kashmir editor Ghulam Jeelani Qadri arrested over 1992 case

June 28, 2019 12:50 PM EDT

On June 24, 2019, police in Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir arrested Ghulam Jeelani Qadri, the editor of privately owned Urdu-language daily Aafaq, as part of a 27-year-old criminal complaint against him, according to news reports.

Journalist G. Muthuvel is seen following the attack against him on June 19, 2019. (Image via The News Minute, used with permission)

Indian journalist G. Muthuvel attacked, threatened after reporting on police officer

June 27, 2019 11:45 AM EDT

New Delhi, June 27, 2019 — Police in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu must promptly investigate and prosecute those behind the attack on journalist G. Muthuvel and protect him from further attacks, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Newspaper vendors collect copies of the papers in Srinagar, in July 2016. The Kashmir Times, one of the oldest papers in Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir, is suffering under a nearly 10-year ban on government advertising. (AP/Mukhtar Khan)

Kashmir Times feels the strain of government advertising ban

June 26, 2019 5:38 PM EDT

In a Q&A with CPJ, Anuradha Bhasin, the executive editor of Kashmir Times, talks about the impact a government advertising ban on the daily has had on the way its journalists are able to report the news.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Bhagel meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on June 15, 2019. CPJ called on Bhagel to ensure that police drop charges against journalist Dilip Sharma. (Photo via Indian prime minister's official website)

Journalist facing incitement charges for reporting on alleged power blackouts in central India

June 19, 2019 3:15 PM EDT

New Delhi, June 19, 2019 — Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel should immediately intervene to ensure that police drop charges against journalist Dilip Sharma and direct officials in his state to respect press freedom, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Karnataka state police personnel are seen in Rajinikanth, Bangalore, on June 7, 2018. Two journalists were recently assaulted in Karnataka state, and another in Uttar Pradesh. (AFP/Manjunath Kiran)

Journalists assaulted in Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka states in India

June 17, 2019 12:58 PM EDT

Three journalists were assaulted in two Indian states on June 11 and 12, 2019, according to news reports.

Yogi Adityanath, chief minister of India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, salutes as he inspects an honor guard during a visit to Allahabad, India, June 3, 2017. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash

Uttar Pradesh police arrest third Nation Live journalist on accusations of ‘defaming’ chief minister

June 13, 2019 3:55 PM EDT

New Delhi, June 13, 2019–Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath should immediately intervene and instruct state police to cease arresting journalists under defamation accusations after news reports of a new arrest earlier this week, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Police officers are seen in Uttar Pradesh, India, on November 25, 2018. Uttar Pradesh police recently arrested two TV journalists in a defamation case in the state. (Reuters/Pawan Kumar)

Police arrest journalists for airing ‘defamatory content’ against Uttar Pradesh chief minister

June 9, 2019 12:55 PM EDT

New Delhi, June 9, 2019 — Authorities in Uttar Pradesh must immediately release Nation Live journalists Anuj Shukla and Ishita Singh, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.