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Editors Guild expresses concern over reports of sexual misconduct in media
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 9 (ANI): Taking note of alleged sexual harassment and assault on women journalists by their men colleagues, Editors Guild of India has condemned all "predatory conduct by such men".
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TN journalist arrested by Chennai police
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct 9 (ANI): Veteran Tamil journalist and publisher Nakkeeran Gopal was on Tuesday arrested by Chennai police over a complaint filed by Governor Banwarilal Purohit’s office over his publication's reportage on the Nirmala Devi case.
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IWPC raises concern over allegations of sexual misconduct in media
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 8 (ANI): Expressing concern over rising instances of sexual misconduct in the media fraternity, Indian Women's Press Corps (IWPC) on Monday extended support to all the women journalists and employees who have faced sexual harassment.
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Scribe complains to Kerala, Kuwait cyber cells against sexual abuse on FB
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 8 (ANI): An Indian woman journalist has filed complaints with the cyber cells of Kerala and Kuwait Police for allegedly intimidating her and hurling abuses on Facebook. The journalist named Shahina Nafeesa, who is an associate editor of a magazine, has accused a Mal
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Didn't shift presser for PM Modi's rally: EC
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 06 (ANI): Facing criticism from political parties over allegedly deferring its press conference to suit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Ajmer, Rajasthan, sources in Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday said that it was done to facilitate the journalis
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Pak police stop scribes from questioning Sharif
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 4 (ANI): The police in Islamabad barred journalists from posing questions to former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif as he appeared before the Accountability Court here on Thursday.
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Sun temple case: Scribe granted bail for offensive remarks
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 20 (ANI): Journalist Abhijeet Iyer Mitra, who was arrested by Odisha police for allegedly making offensive remarks against the Sun temple in Konark, was on Wednesday granted bail on a surety of Rs 1 lakh.
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Anti-journalist violence continues unabated in Pakistan
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sep 14 (ANI): The number of Pakistani journalists being killed due to matters related to their profession is not an apt reflection of the violence against journalists and the state of their security in the country.
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Suu Kyi defends arrest of Reuters journalists
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], Sep 13 (ANI): Myanmar State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has defended the verdict on the arrest of the two Reuters journalists who were investigating the Rohingya crisis in the country. She was speaking at the World Economic Forum on Thursday.
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Trump branded Egyptian President a killer, claims US journalist
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 13 (ANI): US President Donald Trump reportedly referred his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah-al Sisi as a "killer", according to investigative Journalist Bob Woodward.
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Egyptian court jails Photojournalist Shawkan for 5 years
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Sep 08 (ANI): Photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, also known as 'Shawkan', was convicted earlier today and sentenced to serve five years in prison. He, however, will be released in next few days as he has already served the time in pre-trial detention.
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Case filed against Girish Karnad for carrying 'Urban Naxal' placard
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Sep 8 (ANI): An advocate practising in Bangalore High Court on Saturday filed a complaint against social activist and writer Girish Karnad for carrying a placard inscribed with 'Me Too Urban Naxal' on September 5 at a programme to mark the first death anniversa
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