58% ARREST RATE: Small-Town Reporters Face Double the Arrest Risk...

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2025-11-07 08:38:51 - Translate -

58% ARREST RATE: Small-Town Reporters Face Double the Arrest Risk of Metro Journalists

A landmark study co-authored by the National Law University (NLU), Delhi, analyzing 423 criminal cases against journalists from 2012-2022, found a "troubling pattern of criminalisation" in India. The three most common reasons for criminal charges were: reporting on public officials (147 incidents), reporting on religious matters (99 times), and reporting on protests (79 times). Crucially, the...

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