Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has urged political parties in India to commit to press freedom and suggested concrete measures that aim to “defend the right to reliable news and information and protect journalists”. https://thewire.in/culture/rsf-urges-political-parties-to-commit-to-press-freedom-suggests-10-concrete-steps
“It is unacceptable that the country portrayed as the world’s biggest democracy now lacks so many of the safeguards needed to sustain a free and diverse press. It is unacceptable that Indian journalists and foreign reporters are subjected to so much obstruction in their day-to-day work,”Célia Mercier, head of RSF’s South Asia Desk said.
Notably, India is now ranked as low as 161 out of 180 countries in RSF’s 2023 World Press Freedom Index. Since 2014, at least 28 journalists have been killed and nine are currently imprisoned, as per RSF.
15/04/2024