New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Delhi BJP, led by Harsh Malhotra, on Friday organised a seminar to remember the Emergency imposed by the then Congress government in 1975 and to honour 115 Loktantra Senanis (democracy warriors) who faced hardships during the dark phase. Speaking at the event, organised at the NDMC Convention Centre under the chairmanship of Delhi Malhotra, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’ is very important in Indian history.She said that every year w…
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Vadodara, June 25 (IANS) Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Jagdish Vishwakarma on Thursday alleged that those who speak about the Constitution today should also examine the actions of their predecessors, while addressing a convention held in Vadodara on the occasion marked as ‘25 June: Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’. The programme was held to mark the anniversary of the Emergency imposed in 1975. Speaking at the event, Vishwakarma described the Emergency period as a serious setback to d…
New York, June 25 (IANS) A leading international press freedom group on Thursday called on Hong Kong authorities to immediately release journalist and bookseller Leticia Wong Man-huen, saying that publishing activities should not be treated as threats to national security. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Wong was arrested on suspicion of selling seditious publications and receiving funds from foreign political organisations.CPJ Asia-Pacific Director Beh Lih Yi said the a…
New York, June 22 (IANS) A leading international press freedom group on Monday called on the Bangladeshi authorities to drop all charges filed against six journalists from the daily “Agrajatra Pratidin,” saying they had been criminalised for their public-interest reporting on political corruption in the country.Citing the police case, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) expressed grave concern over the charges brought against journalists under Bangladesh’s Cyber Security Act 2026, as …
Dhaka, June 20 (IANS) As concerns over a crackdown on media professionals continue to mount in Bangladesh, police have arrested a journalist in a case filed under the country’s Cyber Security Act linked to a series of reports allegedly defaming State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (LGRD) Mir Shahe Alam, according to local media reports.The arrested journalist was identified as Rezanur Islam, acting editor of Bangladeshi newspaper Dainik Agrajatra Pratidin.He w…
Paris, May 30 (IANS) A leading international press freedom organisation strongly condemned the imprisonment of a senior journalist and former chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HJKA), Ronson Chan, on charges of “obstructing a police officer”, warning that the ruling sets a “dangerous precedent” and undermines press freedom in Hong Kong.According to Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Chan, former deputy assignment editor of the now-defunct Hong Kong-based Stand News, lost his appeal…
Islamabad, May 24 (IANS) Journalists in Pakistan have urged the Parliament to review all media laws and termed the recent amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) 2016 “draconian black law, specifically engineered to facilitate the arm-twisting of journalists and the suppression of Pakistan’s media landscape”, reports said. A declaration issued at the conclusion of the National Journalists Convention on “Media Laws, Regulations, and Ethics”, organised by the Pakistan Fede…
Oslo, May 19 (IANS) India strongly pushed back against questions raised by a Norwegian journalist on press freedom and human rights, stating that Delhi guarantees fundamental rights to all citizens and also provides legal mechanisms to address violations whenever they occur. The episode unfolded during the Prime Minister’s visit to Oslo on Monday (local time) when Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng urged PM Modi to take questions from the media. Visuals from the venue showed the Prime Minister wa…
The Hague, May 17 (IANS) India strongly pushed back against questions relating to “press freedom” and “minority rights” during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Netherlands, as senior diplomat Sibi George delivered a firm and detailed defence of India’s democratic structure, constitutional framework and civilisational diversity. These remarks came as an answer to a Dutch journalist who questioned why both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Dutch leadership were not jointl…
Dhaka, May 10 (IANS) Political cartoons in Bangladesh, once regarded as a sharp and fearless medium of public dissent and satire, are steadily disappearing from mainstream media amid growing corporate influence, self-censorship, and the monetisation of news content, according to a report.The concerns were highlighted in an interview published by Bangladesh-based English daily, The Daily Star, authored by Khairul Hassan Jahin, in which leading Bangladeshi cartoonist Mehedi Haque reflected on the …