Formal announcement of National Convention Against Assault on Journalists

The formal announcement for the National Convention Against Assault on Journalists was made on Friday, September 7th, 2018 by a Facebook invite and releasing the invite cover photo and page cover of the convention. All are invited to the Constitution Club of India, New Delhi on September 22-23, 2018 who believe in press freedom and uphold the right to report freely without fear of intimidation and persecution. For confirming your presence see the FB event invite below.

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Fourteen Journalists assaulted while covering anti-CAA protests till date! Here is the list

Amidst the on-going nationwide protest against CAA-NRC several journalist were attacked, intimidated and harassed by the police when they were doing the ground reporting. Ironically most of them come from the minority Muslim community. It shows the bias against the certain community from the state machinery. Several other photo and video journalists were also harassed in these protests by the mobs and protesters. Here is the current list of the attacked journalists (11/12/19 - 21/12/19):

Exploring Non-Traditional Ways of Journalist Safety in Authoritarian Regimes: A Working Paper for Consultation

Over years of practice, deliberations and encounters in the area of Media Freedom, Journalist Safety and Community Journalism in India, CAAJ has experienced that traditional ways of securing the Right to Freedom of Expression and Speech have increasingly become ineffective in the face of authoritarian regimes. Is an alternative and non-traditional mechanism possible? This working paper on the subject is for wider consultation.

For Endorsement: Journalist Sandhya Ravishnkar's letter to Chennai CP on threats and intimidation

Chennai journalist and member of this group Sandhya Ravishankar has been facing numerous threats and intimidation for her stories against illegal sand mining . Over the last few weeks, the threats and intimidatory tactics have intensified. She has filed complaints with the Chennai Police Commissioner but no action has been taken as yet. The letter is addressed to the Chennai CP seeking immediate action on her complaints. Pls endorse it.

Committee Against Assault on Journalists

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