Tag: #FreePress

Editors Guild Flags Curbs on Journalists in Kashmir, Warns of Shrinking Press Freedom

Editor
Editors Guild Warns Against Repression of Journalists in Kashmir

Editors Guild Warns Against Repression of Journalists in Kashmir By: Javid Amin | 21 January 2026 Police summons of reporters revive fears of intimidation, self-censorship, and democratic backsliding in India’s most sensitive region Journalism Under the Scanner Once Again The Editors Guild of India (EGI) has issued a strongly worded statement condemning what it describes as the “continued repression of legitimate journalistic activity” in Jammu and Kashmir, warning that the repeated summoning of journalists by police risks normalising intimidation and undermining the foundations of a free press. The statement follows…

Read More

Delhi Police conducts Raids on Homes of Six Journalists Linked to NewsClick Portal

Editor
Delhi Police Conducts Raids on Homes of Six Journalists Linked to NewsClick Portal

Raids are underway across multiple locations in the NCR. Newsclick’s journalists are being questioned and their mobile phones and laptops have been seized by the cops. Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Tuesday morning raided the office of news portal NewsClick and the residences of journalists associated with it. According to official sources, the Special Cell has booked the news organisation under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 120B (punishment for criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code. Sources informed TNIE that…

Read More