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Over 300 Journalists In Jail For 5th Straight Year: Report
The number of journalists imprisoned worldwide for their work was 330 in the final month of 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday, the fifth consecutive year the count has exceeded 300.
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Record Number Of Journalists Killed In 2024: Report
A record number of journalists was killed around the world last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday, adding that Israel was responsible for nearly 70% of the deaths.
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99 Journalists Killed In 2023, 72 In Israel-Hamas War: Report
Seventy-two of the 99 journalists killed in 2023 were killed in the Israel-Hamas war, making the last 12 months the deadliest for the media in almost a decade, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday.
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At Least 15 Journalists Have Been Killed Since Israel-Hamas War Began: Report
Of the 15 journalists killed, 11 were Palestinian, three were Israeli and one was Lebanese.
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Madhya Pradesh Forms 5-Member Panel To Frame Law For Protection Of Journalists
The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday constituted a high-level five-member committee to discuss with stake-holders and formulate a legislation for protection of journalists in the state, an official said.
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Pak Among Worst Countries Where Killers Of Journalists Went Free: Report
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has ranked Pakistan at the ninth spot this year on its annual Global Impunity Index, which spotlights countries where members of the press are singled out for murder and the perpetrators go free.
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China Imprisoned More Journalists Than Any Other Country In 2019: Report
China imprisoned at least 48 journalists in 2019, more than any other country, displacing Turkey as the most oppressive place for the profession, a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists report said on Wednesday.
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"Attack On Press Freedom": Journalism Watchdog On Reliance Suing NDTV
The Committee to Protect Journalists, a global journalism watchdog, has called Anil Ambani's Reliance Group suing NDTV for its reportage on the Rafale fighter jet deal a severe attack on press freedom and called for the conglomerate to "end its use of excessive civil defamation cases filed against critical news outlets".
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Can't Be Chief Minister If Assam Interests Not Secure: Sarbananda Sonowal
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said there is no reason for him to remain chief minister if he is unable to protect the interest of the people in the north-east state. He made the remark at a meeting with journalists in Guwahati to discuss the recent visit of a joint parliamentary committee on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.
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As Protests Mount, Rajasthan Government Hits Pause On 'Gag Law': 10 Points
Rajasthan today deferred at least until next year a controversial measure to protect ministers and officials from corruption investigations and restrict the media from reporting on them. Pummeled by critics, the BJP government referred an ordinance or executive order it had issued last month, to an all-party committee for review. An amended bill wi...
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Over 300 Journalists In Jail For 5th Straight Year: Report
The number of journalists imprisoned worldwide for their work was 330 in the final month of 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday, the fifth consecutive year the count has exceeded 300.
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Record Number Of Journalists Killed In 2024: Report
A record number of journalists was killed around the world last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday, adding that Israel was responsible for nearly 70% of the deaths.
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99 Journalists Killed In 2023, 72 In Israel-Hamas War: Report
Seventy-two of the 99 journalists killed in 2023 were killed in the Israel-Hamas war, making the last 12 months the deadliest for the media in almost a decade, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday.
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At Least 15 Journalists Have Been Killed Since Israel-Hamas War Began: Report
Of the 15 journalists killed, 11 were Palestinian, three were Israeli and one was Lebanese.
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Madhya Pradesh Forms 5-Member Panel To Frame Law For Protection Of Journalists
The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday constituted a high-level five-member committee to discuss with stake-holders and formulate a legislation for protection of journalists in the state, an official said.
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Pak Among Worst Countries Where Killers Of Journalists Went Free: Report
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has ranked Pakistan at the ninth spot this year on its annual Global Impunity Index, which spotlights countries where members of the press are singled out for murder and the perpetrators go free.
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China Imprisoned More Journalists Than Any Other Country In 2019: Report
China imprisoned at least 48 journalists in 2019, more than any other country, displacing Turkey as the most oppressive place for the profession, a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists report said on Wednesday.
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"Attack On Press Freedom": Journalism Watchdog On Reliance Suing NDTV
The Committee to Protect Journalists, a global journalism watchdog, has called Anil Ambani's Reliance Group suing NDTV for its reportage on the Rafale fighter jet deal a severe attack on press freedom and called for the conglomerate to "end its use of excessive civil defamation cases filed against critical news outlets".
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Can't Be Chief Minister If Assam Interests Not Secure: Sarbananda Sonowal
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said there is no reason for him to remain chief minister if he is unable to protect the interest of the people in the north-east state. He made the remark at a meeting with journalists in Guwahati to discuss the recent visit of a joint parliamentary committee on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.
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As Protests Mount, Rajasthan Government Hits Pause On 'Gag Law': 10 Points
Rajasthan today deferred at least until next year a controversial measure to protect ministers and officials from corruption investigations and restrict the media from reporting on them. Pummeled by critics, the BJP government referred an ordinance or executive order it had issued last month, to an all-party committee for review. An amended bill wi...
