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On
#WorldPressFreedomDay
, join us
@pressfreedom
to defend the right of journalists around the globe to report freely and safely - and to hold the line for
#democracy
:
A world without
#journalism
is a world without truth
#WPFD2024
#JournalismMatters
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#Pakistan
: Authorities must immediately release journalist Imran Riaz Khan and ensure that members of the press can work freely and without fear of reprisal.
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#Pakistan
: Authorities must immediately reveal the whereabouts of journalists Sami Abraham and Imran Riaz Khan and stop intimidating the press as the country’s political turmoil drags on.
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#Pakistan
: Authorities should immediately and unconditionally release journalist Jameel Farooqui, and cease harassing him and journalist Ilyas Samoo in retaliation for their work.
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#Pakistan
: Authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Imran Riaz Khan and cease targeting journalists in retaliation for their commentary on the military.
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#Pakistan
: Authorities must cease harassing journalists Ahmad Noorani (
@Ahmad_Noorani
) and Shahid Aslam (
@ShahidAslam87
) and allow them to work without interference.
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#Pakistan
: Pakistan authorities must immediately drop their investigations into journalists Sami Abraham, Arshad Sharif, Sabir Shakir, and Imran Riaz Khan, and refrain from arresting and targeting journalists in retaliation for their work.
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#Pakistan
: Authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Imran Riaz Khan, whose whereabouts are unknown, and stop harassing and detaining members of the press for their work.
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“Authorities must immediately release Khan and ensure that journalists can safely and freely comment on state institutions, including the military," said
@pressfreedom
program director Carlos Martinez de la Serna (
@cmdelaserna
).
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#India
: Authorities must conduct an immediate and impartial investigation into the police harassment, assault, and detention of journalist Sakshi Joshi (
@sakshijoshii
) and hold the officers responsible to account.
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#Pakistan
: Authorities must cease harassing foreign-based journalists Wajahat Saeed Khan, Shaheen Sehbai, Sabir Shakir, and Moeed Pirzada and allow them to work freely.
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“Pakistan authorities must end their campaign of harassment and intimidation of journalists in retaliation for their work,” said
@pressfreedom
program director
@cmdelaserna
.
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@ImranRiazKhan
"His (
@ImranRiazKhan
) continued disappearance shows the dangerous environment
#Pakistani
journalists are operating in, where they often face retaliation for their critical reporting or commentary"
@pressfreedom
's
@behlihyi
tells
@VOANews
@AyazGul64
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“Pakistan authorities’ launch of a blizzard of harassing criminal investigations into journalists seen as sympathetic to the former ruling party makes a mockery of its claims to uphold press freedom,” said
@CPJAsia
's
@StevenBButler
.
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#India
: CPJ condemns the harassment of
@newslaundry
reporter Anmol Pritam
@anmolpritamND
, who was threatened by members of the Hindu supremacist group Bajrang Dal while covering communal violence in
#Haryana
Thread
क्या गुरुग्राम में पत्रकारिता करना अपराध है?
गुरुग्राम: सैक्टर 70 में स्थानीय बजरंग दल कार्यकर्ताओं द्वारा धमकी, मारपीट के डर से 200 मुस्लिम परिवार पलायन कर चुके हैं. जब मैं वहां रिपोर्टिंग कर रहा था तो मुझे दो बार धमकी दी गई. मेरा धर्म पूछा गया और कैमरा बंद करा दिया गया
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Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan has been unjustly jailed for over two years.
He should be released immediately.
#PressFreedom
#India
#JournalismIsNotACrime
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#Pakistan
: Saturday marks 100 days of the disappearance of anchor
@ImranRiazKhan
, who has not been seen since his arrest on May 11. CPJ calls on authorities to immediately reveal his whereabouts and the conditions in which he is held.
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#Pakistan
: CPJ calls on authorities to immediately and unconditionally release journalist
@AsadAToor
and to cease harassing him for his journalistic work.
#ReleaseAsadToor
#JournalismIsNotACrime
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This is an outrageous infringement on freedom of the press!
I can only say sorry to my viewers that an interview was started and stopped on Geo New I will share the details soon but it’s easy to understand who stopped it?We are not living in a free country
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#Pakistan
: CPJ expresses alarm regarding the health and well-being of journalist
@AsadAToor
, who reportedly initiated a hunger strike on Wednesday in response to his arrest earlier this week. The journalist faces an investigation under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act,…
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“Authorities should swiftly and unconditionally release journalist Jameel Farooqui, cease harassing him and journalist Ilyas Samoo, and allow them to continue their work without interference,” said
@pressfreedom
program director
@cmdelaserna
.
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Understanding how
#China
tries to influence the media is a first step to preserve
#pressfreedom
. Hong Kong and Taiwan are on the frontlines of this battle. Our program examines this influence in a new special report published today:
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#Pakistan
: Authorities and the leadership and supporters of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party must respect the rights of journalists covering the country’s political unrest.
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Journalists have been arrested, attacked, and surveilled after the May 9 arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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“Forcing a popular news talk show host like Hamid Mir off the air after voicing criticism of Pakistan’s military—and support for a fellow journalist—only underscores the lack of true press freedom in Pakistan,” said
@StevenBButler
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#Pakistan
authorities must immediately and unconditionally release independent journalist Asad Ali Toor
@AsadAToor
, return his devices, and cease harassing him in retaliation for his journalistic work
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Journalist Siddique Kappan has been unjustly since October 5, 2020.
He should be released immediately.
#PressFreedom
#India
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#UttarPradesh
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.
@Twitter
should immediately unlock journalist
@UmarCheema1
's account.
#PressFreedom
under threat even on
@Twitter
.
@Twitter
has locked account of
#Pakistan
' top investigative journalist
@UmarCheema1
just because he reported a news story with facts about
#ForeignFundingCase
against ruling political party
#PTI
.
@Twitter
,
@Jack
must reconsider this.
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#Pakistan
: Authorities must immediately drop their inquiry into journalist Sami Abraham (
@samiabrahim
) and cease subjecting members of the press to legal harassment in retaliation for their work.
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Twitter complying with Indian government's directive to withhold journalist
@RanaAyyub
's tweet and block columnist
@cjwerleman
's account in India are part of an unacceptable new trend of censorship on social media. This must stop! Journalists voices are essential for a democracy
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#Pakistan
: Social media platform X remains restricted for the fifth day in a row. Authorities must ensure unfettered access to social media platforms and allow a free flow of information to facilitate media reporting about post-election issues in Pakistan
#KeepItOn
This now seems to have become a regular practice of disrupting or closing access to social media platforms or the internet. It is akin to restricting free speech in Pakistan and undermines citizens’ right to freedom of expression.
Read:
#TwitterDown
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CPJ and 14 human rights organizations and press associations call on
#Kenyan
authorities to expedite investigations into the killing of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif and to ensure accountability in a transparent judicial process.
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The spate of investigations come amid physical, legal, and online harassment of journalists following the parliament’s election of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on April 11.
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After arresting
@ImranRiazKhan
from Punjab's Sialkot Airport on May 11, authorities have repeatedly failed to present him in court amid a larger crackdown on the media documented by CPJ.
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As
#India
holds a
#G20
meeting on tourism in Kashmir,
#pressfreedom
remains under attack in the region.
CPJ calls on the Indian government to end its brutal crackdown on the media and immediately release the four arbitrarily detained Kashmiri journalists.
#FreeThePress
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On Tuesday, the Punjab police failed to present Imran Riaz Khan at the Lahore High Court for fifth time since his May 11 arrest. CPJ calls on Pakistan authorities to immediately reveal his whereabouts.
#ReleaseImranRiazKhan
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Hong Kong journalists struggle to carry on as national security law hits Apple Daily
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CPJ is concerned by reports that journalists Mandeep Punia & Dharmender Singh have been detained while reporting on the
#farmersprotests
in Delhi. They should be released immediately & Indian authorities should allow journalists to do their work without interference
@DelhiPolice
Newslaundry learned that a local resident wanted to pass through and was in conversation with police personnel when Punia began filming the conversation.
The police reportedly manhandled Punia and took him away, along with Singh.
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.
@JmuKmrPolice
must immediately release
@QaziShibli
, the editor of
@TheKashmiriyat
, who was detained last evening by the Cyber Crime Cell in Srinagar.
#ReleaseQaziShibli
#PressFreedom
#Kashmir
#India
#JournalismIsNotACrime
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We condemn the ongoing targeting and harassment of
@AnuradhaBhasin_
and the Kashmir Times. Authorities must stop trying to silence independent and critical voices and should respect press freedom.
Today, Estates Deptt locked our office without any due process of cancellation & eviction, same way as I was evicted from a flat in Jammu, where my belongings including valuables were handed over to "new allottee". Vendetta for speaking out! No due process followed. How peevish!
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#India
: CPJ is monitoring the ongoing coordinated attack on journalist
#SandhyaRavishankar
on Twitter and calls on the authorities in Tamil Nadu to immediately take action against those threatening
@sandhyaravishan
@mkstalin
@CMOTamilnadu
#PressFreedom
#JournalismIsNotACrime
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Journalist Absar Alam shot, wounded in Pakistan
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Pakistani TV anchor Hamid Mir
@HamidMirPAK
gets death threats after speaking up for press freedom
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On January 13, FIA officers arrested journalist Shahid Aslam, alleging he was involved in coverage of the assets of General Bajwa and his family. He was released on bail on January 18.
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Mainstream Pakistani news channels have ceased coverage of the former prime minister following military pressure. Anchor Imran Riaz Khan has been missing since May 11 following his arrest at Punjab’s Sialkot Airport.
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#Pakistan
: CPJ condemns the harassment of
@lok_sujag
reporter Fatima Razzaq (
@FatimaRazzaq20
) on December 24 following her days-long coverage of the Baloch women protest in Islamabad.
Five plainclothes men, two of whom were armed with guns, reportedly held Razzaq while she was…
Lok Sujag registers grave concern over the harassment of our female journalist for covering the ongoing Baloch women's protest.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
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Hong Kong journalists struggle to carry on as national security law hits Apple Daily
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Hong Kong journalists struggle to carry on as national security law hits Apple Daily
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“The attacks against journalists Ayaz Amir and Ahmed Shaheen underscore the significant dangers facing members of the press in Pakistan, which must be urgently addressed by the country’s new government,” said
@pressfreedom
program director
@cmdelaserna
.
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Transcript of Meryl Streep's speech. Thank you Ms. Streep for your support to press freedom and CPJ!
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"The harassment, assault, and apparently unlawful detention of journalist Sakshi Joshi while covering a protest against sexual harassment, on World Press Freedom Day, highlight the unsafe environment for women journalists in India."-
@behlihyi
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Hong Kong police charge Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai with ‘foreign collusion’ under national security law
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#Kashmir
: CPJ stands in solidarity with the 11 Kashmiri journalists who were described as supporters of terrorism in an op-ed published on Thursday. Such accusations put the journalists at further risk of violence in an already hostile environment for the press.
Digipub is deeply concerned and fearful for the safety of several independent journalists in Jammu and Kashmir who were described as terrorists sympathisers
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#Kashmir
: CPJ welcomes the NIA court's judgement discharging photojournalist
@kamranyousuf_
of the accusation of receiving terror funding. The authorities failed to prove any of the allegations. Yousuf, who spent six months in prison, should never have been charged.
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Six months following the killing of
#Pakistani
journalist Arshad Sharif in
#Kenya
, CPJ spoke to Sharif's wife, Javeria Siddique (
@javerias
), about the lack of justice for her husband and her hopes for how the international community can help.
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Chinese journalist Lu Yuyu describes abuse and mistreatment over 4 years in prison
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Hong Kong journalists struggle to carry on as national security law hits Apple Daily
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CPJ is extremely alarmed by reports that journalist
@Matiullahjan919
has been kidnapped in Islamabad. We urge Pakistani authorities to ensure his safe return.
Video of Matiullah Jan being forcefully picked up today.
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“Pakistan authorities must spare no effort in investigating the attacks against Amir and Shaheen, ensuring the safety, and holding the perpetrators accountable," said
@pressfreedom
program director
@cmdelaserna
.
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#Pakistan
's FIA should stop harassing journalists over social media posts. Is there any wonder why journalists wave the flag of
#JamalKhashoggi
? He was one of them, murdered for his work.
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Authorities in
#HongKong
keep inventing new ways to harass media entrepreneur
@JimmyLaiApple
. These attacks only undermine Hong Kong's independent media and they need to stop, now.
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Hong Kong police should stop harassing pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai and release him immediately.
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Jimmy Lai has been detained since Dec. 2
“China appears intent on crushing what remains of Hong Kong’s much vaunted tradition of press freedom. Lai should be freed at once, and all the charges he is facing should be dropped.” -
@StevenBButler
On Dec. 1, 2020, CPJ documented 274 journalists jailed worldwide.
Since then, at least 3 more journalists have been jailed in Asia:
- Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong
- Haze Fan in China
- Lady Ann Salem in the Philippines
They should be freed immediately.
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We are concerned by news reports that the Indian government's Enforcement Directorate raided the office of
@newsclickin
today. We urge authorities to respect press freedom.
#PressFreedom
#India
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In
#China
, journalists are serving long sentences or are jailed in
#Xinjiang
without any charge disclosed.
Uighur news website Uighurbiz founder
#IlhamTohti
is serving a life sentence on charges of separatism since 2014.
Read more about his case here:
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China’s COVID-19 countermeasures include restricting press freedom
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In
#China
, journalist Wang Linlin #王琳琳 is serving a nine-year prison term on charges of extortion and picking quarrels and provoking trouble for her coverage of sensitive social issues.
#徽乡网
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In
#China
, journalists are serving long sentences or are jailed in
#Xinjiang
without any charge disclosed.
Uighur news website Uighurbiz founder
#IlhamTohti
is serving a life sentence on charges of separatism since 2014.
Read more about his case here:
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Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan has been in prison for the last 1000 days. He has repeatedly been denied bail. Aasif was arrested after publishing a story on militant Burhan Wani in August 2018.
#FreeAasifSultan
immediately.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
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#India
: CPJ is concerned by reports that police questioned
@thewire_in
staff today following the outlet's work on the
#PegasusProject
. Authorities should immediately cease harassing journalists covering issues of public interest.
Not just another day at the office for
@thewire_in
after
#PegasusProject
Policeman arrived today with inane inquiries. 'Who's Vinod Dua?' 'Who's Swara Bhaskar?' 'Can I see your rent agreement?' 'Can I speak to Arfa?'
Asked why he'd come: "Routine check for Aug 15"
Strange.
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Journalist Zhou Weilin #周维林
@Zhouweilin_86
, who wrote and posted about labor issues and disability rights for Chinese-language human rights news website
@Weiquanwang
was tried on anti-state charges, and was awaiting a verdict as of December 1.
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#India
:
@CPJAsia
is monitoring developments as tax officials search the BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai, weeks after the broadcaster aired a documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Authorities must not harass journalists doing their jobs
The move comes weeks after the BBC, the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom, released a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role in the 2002 Gujarat riots.
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A full-page ad by CPJ and partner organizations in the
@washingtonpost
on Wednesday highlights the
#pressfreedom
crisis in
#India
ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official state visit to the
@WhiteHouse
.
@wppressfreedom
@RSF_inter
@globalfreemedia
@IWMF
@JamesFoleyFund
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"Indian authorities must swiftly hold all officers involved in this incident to account and ensure that the press may freely and safely cover critical events of public interest."-
@behlihyi
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In 2004, Yahoo handed over Chinese journo Shi Tao's email info to Chinese govt. Shi was given a 10-year sentence.
Exclusive: Yahoo secretly scanned customer emails for U.S. intelligence - sources, by
@josephmenn
for
@Reuters
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Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan has spent more than 800 days behind bars.
He should be released immediately.
#PressFreedom
#India
#JournalismIsNotACrime
#FreeAasifSultan
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Hong Kong police arrest, charge producer Choy Yuk Ling for research on mob attack documentary
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“The arrest of journalist Mohammad Zubair marks another low for press freedom in India, where the government has created a hostile and unsafe environment for members of the press reporting on sectarian issues,” said
@CPJAsia
's
@StevenBButler
.
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“The arrests of five executives at the pro-democracy Apple Daily today under Hong Kong’s Orwellian National Security Law destroy any remaining fiction that Hong Kong supports freedom of the press,” says
@StevenBButler
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Journalist Kamal Shukla was brutally attacked this afternoon in Kanker, Chhattisgarh. He told CPJ that the attack was in retaliation to his reporting on illegal sand mining in the area.
@cg_police
must investigate and bring the perpetrators to justice
@bhupeshbaghel
#pressfreedom
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@DelhiPolice
Where are journalists Mandeep Punia and Dharmender Singh?
@DelhiPolice
must answer
#PressFreedom
#India
“Police is denying us any information about where the journalists are," says journalist Hardeep Singh, who was present at the
#Singhuborder
when Mandeep Punia and Dharmender Singh were taken away by the police.
@NidhiSuresh_
reports.
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In April, CPJ spoke with Javeria Siddique (
@javerias
), Sharif's wife, about the lack of justice for her husband in Pakistan and Kenya and her hopes for a United Nations-led investigation into the killing.
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Cyberbullying and threats against Indian journalists
@BDUTT
,
@ravishndtv
,
@sardesairajdeep
, and
@abhisar_sharma
must stop! Indian authorities must investigate and take action against these perpetrators who threaten freedom of expression.
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In solidarity with
@RanaAyyub
, always!
Journalist
@RanaAyyub
has described the trolling she’s received in the past weeks as “something I have never witnessed before.” We call for an end to these intimidation tactics and stand in support of journalists covering current events in India.
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Putting Aasif Sultan, a Srinagar-based journalist, behind bars for 75 days without bail is not just an attack on
#pressfreedom
but a violation of basic human rights. Indian authorities must immediately drop charges and release him.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
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@StevenBButler
#India
: “Selective investigations into
@zoo_bear
and
@_sabanaqvi
strongly suggest that they are being unacceptably targeted because of their Muslim religious identity and work as journalists,” -
@StevenBButler
#PressFreedom
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#Pakistan
: CPJ welcomes the release of anchor Sami Abraham after he was reportedly abducted on Wednesday evening. We remain deeply alarmed by the ongoing disappearance of anchor Imran Riaz Khan, who has been missing following his arrest on May 11.
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