A non-profit organization of #journalists, #EditorsGuildOfIndia has been accused of reporting #FalseInformation concerning Manipur ethnic conflict. A police case has been filed against three members of EGI, who went to Manipur to cover media reportage over the ongoing ethnic dispute then.

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Established organization, Editors Guild of India has been charged under several sections for reporting media reportage of Manipur’s ethnic conflict

A non-profit organization of journalists, Editors Guild of India has been accused of reporting false information concerning Manipur ethnic conflict. A police case has been filed against three members of EGI, who went to Manipur to cover media reportage over the ongoing ethnic dispute then. According to the complaint, the team submitted ‘false, fabricated and sponsored’ news. Seema Guha, Sanjay Kapoor and Bharat Bhushan are from crowdfunding fact-finding team who visited Manipur between 7 to 10 August. A social worker and resident of Imphal, N Sarat Singh filed the first information report (FIR) against the three of them for promoting enmity between different groups, and using as true such declaration knowing it to be false.

FIR in Manipur against Editors Guild for report on media coverage of conflict

The police have invoked Section 66A of the Information and Technology Act, despite the provision having been struck down by the Supreme Court in 2015.

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FIR in Manipur against Editors Guild for report on media coverage of conflict

The police have invoked Section 66A of the Information and Technology Act, despite the provision having been struck down by the Supreme Court in 2015.

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Meeting on 'Creeping Infringement of #Media Freedom and Assault on Personal Liberty on Journalists' was organised by prominent journalists' organisations including #PressClubofIndia, #EditorsGuildofIndia, Indian Women’s Press Corps etc. @[email protected] https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/media-bodies-urge-newsmen-to-raise-voice-over-shrinking-press-freedom-arrange-legal-aid-for-jailed-scribes

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Media bodies urge newsmen to raise voice over shrinking press freedom, arrange legal aid for jailed scribes

The meeting on “Creeping Infringement of Media Freedom and Assault on Personal Liberty on Journalists” was organised by many prominent journalists' organisations including Press Club of India, Editors Guild of India, Indian Women’s Press Corps and more

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RT @[email protected]

Meeting on 'Creeping Infringement of #Media Freedom and Assault on Personal Liberty on Journalists' was organised by prominent journalists' organisations including #PressClubofIndia, #EditorsGuildofIndia, Indian Women’s Press Corps etc. @[email protected] https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/media-bodies-urge-newsmen-to-raise-voice-over-shrinking-press-freedom-arrange-legal-aid-for-jailed-scribes

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/NH_India/status/1543923446740033536

Media bodies urge newsmen to raise voice over shrinking press freedom, arrange legal aid for jailed scribes

The meeting on “Creeping Infringement of Media Freedom and Assault on Personal Liberty on Journalists” was organised by many prominent journalists' organisations including Press Club of India, Editors Guild of India, Indian Women’s Press Corps and more

National Herald

विनोद दुआ पर FIR उनके बोलने पर करारा प्रहार : एडिटर्स गिल्ड
नई दिल्ली : राजधानी दिल्ली में भाजपा के प्रवक्ता नवीन कुमार ने वरिष्ठ पत्रकार और HW News Network के कंसल्टिंग एडिटर विनोद दुआ के खिलाफ FIR दर्ज करवाई है। जिसका कई पत्रकारों ने निंदा की है। अब एडिटर्स गिल्ड ने भी FIR की निंदा की है।


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विनोद दुआ पर FIR उनके बोलने पर करारा प्रहार : एडिटर्स गिल्ड - HW News Hindi

राजधानी दिल्ली में भाजपा के प्रवक्ता नवीन कुमार ने वरिष्ठ पत्रकार और HW News Network के कंसल्टिंग एडिटर विनोद दुआ के खिलाफ FIR दर्ज करवाई है।

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