Press Freedom

Bangladesh Enacts Digital Security Act Amid Media Protests

World News | Reuters | Monday October 8, 2018

Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid on Monday gave his assent to a controversial new law that media groups fear could cripple press freedom and curb free speech in the South Asian nation.

Amal Clooney Urges Myanmar To Pardon Jailed Reuters Journalists

World News | Reuters | Saturday September 29, 2018

The families of two Reuters reporters imprisoned in Myanmar have asked for a pardon from the country's president, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney told a press freedom event at the United Nations on Friday as she pressed Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to agree to the request.

More Than 300 Newspapers Hit Back At Donald Trump, Defend Free Press

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday August 17, 2018

US newspapers big and small hit back Thursday at Donald Trump's attacks on the news media with a coordinated campaign of editorials, triggering a fresh tirade from the president on Twitter.

On ABP Journalists' Exit, Opposition vs Government In Parliament

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday August 3, 2018

The exit of two prominent journalists from a Hindi news channel was raised today in parliament, where opposition leaders alleged that the channel, ABP News, has been targeted over a report critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.

Notice To Jammu And Kashmir Government In Shujaat Bukhari Killing Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 25, 2018

The NHRC today sent a notice to Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary and the state's police chief in connection with the killing of Rising Kashmir editor Shujaat Bukhari, and said the incident was causing "serious threat" to free speech and freedom of press in the state.

Press Council Of India Rejects World Press Freedom Index Over "Lack Of Clarity"

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 6, 2018

The Press Council of India has rubbished the recently released Press Freedom Index, in which India slipped two places to rank 138th among 180 countries, saying there was a "lack of clarity" on the inputs that weighed in the rankings which were based on "opinion or perception".

Free Press Makes For A Stronger Democracy: PM Modi On World Press Freedom Day

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 3, 2018

Multiplicity of ideas and human expression make us more vibrant as a society and a free press makes for a stronger democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on World Press Freedom Day today.

Aggressive Variant Of McCarthyism vs Media, Says Prannoy Roy

India News | Reuters | Thursday April 26, 2018

In its annual World Press Freedom Index released on Wednesday, the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said that India was now 138th-ranked in the world out of 180 countries measured, down two positions since 2017 and lower than countries like Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and Myanmar. When the index was started in 2002, India was ranked 80th out of 139 ...

Outrage Over Centre's Rules For Journalists To Check Fake News: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday April 3, 2018

Journalists' accreditation can be suspended just on the accusation of fake news and they can lose their credentials permanently for a repeat offence, say new, unprecedented government rules announced by the government in an election year. The controversial guidelines, seen to leave journalists open to harassment, have sparked massive outrage and ra...

Singapore's Planned Terror Response Stokes Concerns Over Press Freedom

World News | Reuters | Thursday March 1, 2018

A proposed law in Singapore that would allow authorities to ban the transmission of images from terror attacks and reports about security operations has drawn criticism from non-government bodies and security experts as a curb on press freedom.

Corruption In India Growing, Country Slides Further Down In Index

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 22, 2018

India has been ranked 81st in the global corruption perception index for 2017, released by Transparency International, which named the country among the "worst offenders" in terms of graft and press freedom in the Asia Pacific region.

Foreign Media On Aadhaar FIR Against Journalist: "Caused An Outcry"

India News | Vidhi Doshi, The Washington Post | Monday January 8, 2018

The UIDAI has filed a police complaint against journalist Rachna Khaira of The Tribune who exposed a possible security breach in the country's vast biometric Aadhaar database that contains the personal details of over a billion citizens, raising fresh concerns about shrinking press freedom in India

Free Speech Cannot Be Absolute, Should Not Be Trampled Upon: Venkaiah Naidu

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 21, 2017

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said that freedom of speech and expression cannot be "absolute" but it should also not be trampled upon. India's World Press Freedom Index ranking plunged to 136 in 2017.

UN Chief Presses For Release Of Arrested Reuters Journalists In Myanmar

World News | Reuters | Friday December 15, 2017

The arrest of two Reuters journalists in Yangon this week was a signal that press freedom is shrinking in Myanmar and the international community must do all it can to get them released, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday.

Congress, BJP In War Of Words Over Journalist Vinod Verma's Arrest

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 28, 2017

Hitting out at the Congress, the BJP today said it was shameful that the opposition party was confusing media freedom with criminal activities. The comments came after the Congress accused the ruling party of squeezing press freedom, following the police taking journalist Vinod Verma into custody on extortion charges.