At least 43 journalists detained, several assaulted, while covering protests against India’s election chief
New Delhi, October 12, 2026 — More than three dozen journalists were temporarily detained, and in some cases assaulted, while they were covering protests against the country’s chief election commissioner over allegations of voter-list manipulation in New Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Pune on October 10 and 11. In New Delhi, where the main protests broke out,…
India temporarily bans 2 news channels over coverage of Delhi riots
New Delhi, March 6, 2020 — The Indian government should immediately lift the 48-hour ban imposed on Malayalam-language news channels Asianet News and MediaOne TV, and must stop arbitrarily censoring coverage of sensitive topics, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.