Journalists Work Under Cloud of Fear Amid Modi’s Media Crackdown: Kashmiri Paper’s Head
NEW YORK, Mar 11: The owner of a sealed newspaper in Indian-occupied Kashmir says Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “repressive media policies are destroying Kashmiri journalism, intimidating media outlets into serving as government mouthpieces and creating an information vacuum in our region of about 13 million people,” as India descends into authoritarianism. In an opinion piece […]
UN Chief Calls on Governments and Global Community to Protect Journalists
Governments and the international community must take action to protect the people who bring us the news, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday on the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. Despite his critical role, he noted in his message for the Day that more than 70 journalists have […]