Nearly three months into its coronavirus lockdown, India is continuing its transformation into one of the world’s most dangerous places to be a journalist.
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi didn’t quite manage to pass legislation completely banning independent coverage at the outset of the pandemic, the journalistic climate has been steadily deteriorating regardless.
Small media outlets are suffering financially. Restrictions on movement prevent reporters from getting to the story. And any journalists who dare to question the Modi government’s official line face threats and intimidation. All this is eroding what was once one of the world’s most vibrant media landscapes.
While online attacks against prominent and critical voices with large social media followings have received growing international attention, other journalists working in remote corners of the country, who routinely face threats on their lives, get far less publicity.… Seguir leyendo »
Nous, Reporters sans frontières (RSF), avons porté plainte auprès du rapporteur spécial des Nations unies sur le droit à la santé, Dainius Pūras, et du rapporteur sur le droit à la liberté d’opinion et d’expression, David Kaye, en affirmant que les violations de la liberté de la presse portent atteinte au droit à l’information, et par transitivité au droit à la santé. Nous demandons qu’il soit reconnu que le droit à l’information est même «inhérent» au droit à la santé, ce qui signifie qu’il en est une condition sine qua non. L’objectif est de lutter plus efficacement contre les restrictions arbitraires à la liberté de la presse et contre la désinformation, quand la sauvegarde de la santé publique est en cause.… Seguir leyendo »
Truth is the first casualty in war, goes the old saying; the corollary might be that journalists are often the collateral damage. That has probably never been more universally true than in the ongoing battle against the coronavirus. Across the world, both autocratic and democratic governments have responded to the epidemic by restricting information, criminalizing independent reporting and harassing reporters — verbally and sometimes physically.
“Call it the covid-19 crackdown”, says Joel Simon, the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists. His organization has compiled what he says is a partial list of 200 cases of arrests, threats and harassment related to media coverage of the pandemic.… Seguir leyendo »
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