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India: 8 Journalists Covering Farmer Protests Charged; Drop Cases, Protect Media Freedom: Human Rights Watch

February 5, 2021 | New Delhi: Eight journalists who covered the farmer protests in India and violence in Delhi on January 26, 2021 are facing baseless criminal charges, Human Rights Watch said in a statement on February 2. The Indian authorities should drop the charges, which include sedition, promoting communal disharmony, and making statements prejudicial to national integration. “The Indian authorities’ response to protests has focused on discrediting peaceful protesters, harassing critics of the government, and prosecuting those reporting on the events,” said Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “The government instead should conduct a transparent and impartial investigation into the January 26 violence in Delhi.”

Farm stir: INS condemns FIRs against journos | India News

NEW DELHI: The Indian Newspaper Society on Tuesday condemned last week’s FIRs against senior journalists and editors for “reporting on the farmers’ protests”. “On behalf of the entire Print Media Industry, INS condemns the action taken by the Delhi, UP and MP Police in filing FIRs against senior editors and journalists for reporting on the farmers’ protest,” said INS president L Adimoolam. The INS also appealed to the governments of UP and MP to revisit their decisions “so that the rights of the Press are not circumscribed, and the media is able to perform its tasks, fearlessly,” a statement issued by INS said.

Shashi Tharoor, Rajdeep Sardesai, others move SC against FIRs filed for tweets on farmer s death

File photos of Rajdeep Sardesai (left) and Shashi Tharoor Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and journalist Rajdeep Sardesai have moved the Supreme Court against the multiple first information reports filed against them for allegedly sharing unverified news about the death of a protestor during the farmers’ tractor rally on January 26, Live Law reported on Wednesday. National Herald’s senior consulting editor Mrinal Pande, Qaumi Awaz editor Zafar Agha, The The Caravan editor Anant Nath have also approached the court against the FIRs. On January 30, the Delhi Police became the fifth one to file a case against Tharoor and six journalists. However, unlike the other states, the first information report filed by the Delhi Police does not include charges of sedition. The police had also named

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