Attacked

Coimbatore, Sept 24: A reporter of a leading Tamil daily, who had gone to cover the farmers' grievances day, was allegedly assaulted by revenue officials at the meeting hall at nearby Tirupur yesterday. A senior revenue official started abusing the reporter, Manikandan, representing 'Dinamani', as soon as he entered the meeting hall. As the journalist was explaining, some officials started...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the global organisation representing over 500,000 journalists in more than 110 countries, is deeply concerned about reports of a violent attack against TV journalists in Chennai. According to IFJ sources, on August 31 a television crew was allegedly assaulted in Chennai while covering a victory celebration of transport employees who had been...

New York, July 29, 2005–As many as eight journalists were injured today in Srinagar, the major city of Indian Kashmir, after a grenade attack triggered gunfire between militants and security forces in the area, according to international news reports and local reporters. At least one journalist, Muzzafar Ahmad Bhat, a cameraman for the Indian news channel Sahara TV, was critically injured and...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) the global organisation of journalists, representing over 500,000 journalists worldwide is concerned over the recent violence directed towards journalists and media workers in Kerala, India. "It is unacceptable for journalists to be attacked in attempts to intimidate or censor reports," said IFJ President Christopher Warren today. "Journalists must...

The office and press of Lokmat Newspapers, Pune edition, was attacked by a mob on Tuesday night. Stones were pelted at the newspaper's new building, which was to be inaugurated by second week of June, amounting to losses worth Rs 5 lakh to the organisation. The mob entered the building premises, armed with lathis, and smashed the building's glasses and attacked the security guard. Stones were...

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Tuesday ordered a probe into the incident of assault on photojournalists by the police while the former were covering a protest rally in Srinagar last week. Deputy Director General of Police Kuldeep Khuda has been appointed as the inquiry officer. The probe was ordered after the photojournalists held a protest march here from the Press...

A lady reporter and a cameraperson of NDTV were on Thursday assaulted allegedly by some police personnel in Noida, on the outskirts of Delhi while they were pursuing a story relating to CBI case against new state Chief Secretary Neera Yadav. The police personnel even confiscated their tripod and headphone and nearly seized their camera before the team comprising reporter Sunetra Chaudhary and...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the global organisation representing over 500,000 journalists worldwide, has condemned the police attack on newspaper staff in Noida, India on May Day, 1 May. "Attacks on newspaper staff peacefully demonstrating for their due rights are a grave assault on workers’ rights to organise and rights to freedom of expression," said IFJ President...

Making a mockery of Press freedom,a police officer on Tuesday assaulted and injured ETV's Phulbani correspondent, Sadashiv Patra and also damaged his camera.The officer,who happens to be the assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Phiringia police station,allegedly also assaulted two other persons having their meal in a dhaba. Sources said ETV correspondent had to bear the brunt of the ASI's ire when he...

Former Haryana Chief Minister’s men let lose a reign of terror around his farmhouse amidst reports of the CBI raid there and even bashed up the cameraman of a private TV channel. The raid was conducted in connection with the JBT teachers recruitment scam. When The Tribune team reached Mr Chautala’s farmhouse on Thursday his men were standing at one gate amidst eerie silence, while the other...