Month: October 2020

IJU in collaboration with IFJ is implementing a Union to Union , union strengthening Project in five states- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chattisgarh, Sikkim and Kerala. A survey on impact of Covid-19 on media and journalists especially on their working conditions was conducted as in the five states as par of the project. A number of …

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More than half of women journalists have experienced increased gender inequalities due to COVID-19, according to a new survey conducted by International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) among more than 500 women journalists in 52 countries, published on 23 July. The world’s largest organisation of professional journalists and its Gender Council call on media organisations and …

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New Delhi, 23 July 2020:  The Indian Journalists Union joins the International Federation of Journalists and its Gender Council’s call to media organisations and trade unions to make gender equality a priority in their response to the pandemic and demand concrete steps to provide their female colleagues with decent working conditions. This follows a new …

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New Delhi, 20 September 2020:  The Indian Journalists Union notes with concern the arrest of veteran journalist, Rajeev Sharma, for alleged breach of the Officials Secrets Act. The OSA from 1923 is anti-deluvian and needs to be redrafted in light of the fast changing needs of the modern nation State. More so, keeping in mind …

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New Delhi, 1 October 2020:  The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) condemns the police raids and seizure of much of infrastructure of Kannada news channel Power TV in Bengaluru, which has ‘effectively led to shutting the channel.’ The police action follows Power TV, doing a sting operation claiming it proved corruption charges against BJP Chief Minister …

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