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Link to: West Bengal journalist who covered corruption reported missing in India

West Bengal journalist who covered corruption reported missing in India

A correspondent who wrote about corruption for a Bengali-language daily has been reported missing in the Indian state of West Bengal. Chayan Sarkar’s disappearance comes as a number of journalists have been attacked after reporting on corruption around India.

Indian journalists hold candles and photographs of Akshay Singh during a memorial meeting in Bangalore, India, on 6 July 2015, AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi

TV journalist investigating Vyapam scam dies on assignment in India

The sudden and mysterious death of journalist Akshay Singh, while investigating one of the biggest recruitment scams in India over the past decade, has been deemed suspicious as it cannot be isolated from other deaths connected to the scam.

Link to: Journalist shot and thrown out of a car in Assam, India

Journalist shot and thrown out of a car in Assam, India

The motive of the attack on journalist Prasanta Kumar is not clear although police suspect that an Assam terrorist outfit is behind it as he was actively writing against the extortion drive and the ongoing anti-terrorist operations.

Link to: Another journalist burnt to death in India

Another journalist burnt to death in India

Journalist Sandeep Kothari had reported extensively on illegal mining in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and had filed a case against an illegal mining gang.

Journalists hold candles in memory of freelance journalist Joginder Singh in New Delhi, 12 June 2015, AP Photo/Saurabh Das

Indian journalist beaten, dragged after another burned to death

Police have reportedly opened an investigation centred on a man that journalist Haider Khan’s reporting implicated in a wrongful land transfer.

Link to: Call for investigation into journalist’s burning death; police accused

Call for investigation into journalist’s burning death; police accused

Before he died, Indian freelance journalist Jagendra Singh alleged that police set him on fire; he also accused an Uttar Pradesh minister of “unleashing a reign of terror” on him and his family in reprisal for his investigative reports and critical comments.

Image from a YouTube video by comedy collective All India Bakchod, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfY1NKrzqi0

Indian netizens take up the fight for Internet freedom

The net neutrality debate that captured the attention of internet users in the U.S. and turned them into digital advocates has now reached the world’s largest democracy.

Members of the media jostle for space outside the Mumbai Sessions court during a Bollywood actor's trial, 6 May 2015, AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade

Groups call on India to repeal laws threatening free expression, democracy

The chill on free expression silences political criticism and often discourages marginal voices from speaking out on sensitive social, cultural, and religious matters.

A man reads the newspaper as he commutes to work by a local train in Mumbai, 25 February 2015, REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade

As Modi marks one year in office, space for criticism is shrinking

“Modi has tightened the screws on information.” This statement from Bangalore-based journalist Subir Ghosh underscores a common challenge repeated by several of India’s journalists, who say the space for criticism is shrinking under Narendra Modi’s rule.

Link to: India’s free speech debate is alive and well

India’s free speech debate is alive and well

The Supreme Court of India recently struck down section 66A of the IT Act. The landmark decision signals a move towards greater protection of free expression in the world’s largest democracy; but there is still much to do.

An Indian man surfs the internet on his smartphone outside a railway station in Mumbai on 24 March 2015, AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool

In landmark ruling, India’s Supreme Court chooses to protect online speech

By striking down Section 66A as unconstitutional, the Supreme Court has struck a blow for free expression in the world’s largest democracy.

On 16 December 2014, Indian women participate in a vigil in New Delhi at the bus stop where Jyoti Singh had boarded the bus two years earlier, AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal

A documentary banned in India, but conversation about women’s safety continues

The banning of the documentary “India’s Daughter” is seen as another example of the chilling climate of censorship in the country. Nevertheless, if the filmmakers wanted to inspire a conversation about rape and attitudes about women, the ban may have inadvertently aided their cause.

Link to: Indian editor arrested for republishing “Charlie Hebdo” cartoon

Indian editor arrested for republishing “Charlie Hebdo” cartoon

After republishing a “Charlie Hebdo” cartoon, Indian editor Shirin Dalvi was forced into hiding and started wearing a hijab due to threats. Publication of the newspaper has also been shut down following the incident.

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Tamil novelist’s portrayal of Hindu shrine, female devotees angers organisations in India

In December, Hindu organisations in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu launched a campaign against writer and professor Perumal Murugan, culminating in the burning of copies of his novel in protest of the book’s portrayal of a Hindu shrine and its female devotees.

Link to: India urged to investigate beating of rights activist, harassment of group uncovering security force abuses

India urged to investigate beating of rights activist, harassment of group uncovering security force abuses

The authorities should drop politically motivated charges against members of MASUM, an NGO based in Kolkata, India that has long reported on abuses by the police and Border Security Force.

Link to: West Bengal government restricts journalists’ movement in government building

West Bengal government restricts journalists’ movement in government building

The West Bengal Police passed an order last week stating that journalists will not be allowed to enter any of the government department’s offices without prior permission from the authorities. It also stated that if journalists are found violating the order, they would be arrested and charged under the Indian Penal Code and the Official Secrets Act.