CPJ asks Indian authorities in India and in Kashmir not to harass journalists

UNITED NATIONS, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent watchdog body, Tuesday called on the authorities in Indian Occupied Kashmir to cease harassing journalist Siddharth Varadarajan, Editor-in-Chief of The Wire, a news website, and allow journalists to report freely. According to media reports, the […]

CPJ urges India to probe attack on journalist Pateshwari Singh

NEW YORK, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent watchdog body, Thursday called on Indian authorities in Uttar Pradesh to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the assault of journalist Pateshwari Singh and ensure that those responsible are held to account. “The brazen […]

CPJ calls on India to drop criminal probe into 3 journalists and The Wire

NEW YORK, Authorities in India’s Uttar Pradesh state must immediately drop their criminal investigation into well-known three journalists — Rana Ayyub, Saba Naqvi, and Mohammed Zubair — as well as The Wire, a private news website, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Wednesday. On […]