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US media watchdog urges India to allow internet access in Kashmir Valley, expresses alarm over ‘communication blackout’
•A US-based media watchdog has urged India to ensure access to internet and communications services in Kashmir, which were suspended in the Valley as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order.
World Press Freedom Day: Journalists stress on need to stand with each other, re-examine archaic laws
•In the absence of any support from state agencies, journalists said it is their own community they look to for solidarity and support.
53 journalists killed worldwide so far in 2018 claims report; Afghanistan deadliest country for scribes
•The New York-based organization found that 34 journalists were killed in retaliation for their work as of 14 December, while at least 53 were killed overall. That compares to 18 retaliation killings among the 47 deaths documented by the committee in 2017.
Prominent human rights groups urge Turkey to request UN investigation into Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance
•Four prominent human rights and press freedom groups on Thursday urged Turkey to request a United Nations investigation into Khashoggi's disappearance.
'Campaign of fear' drives Pakistan's journalists to self-censorship as pressure mounts ahead of General Election
Suddafchaudry •With the Pakistan General Elections just a month away, journalists in Pakistan claim a "campaign of fear" is being run "against anyone criticising the establishment" especially the military
India ranks 81st in global corruption perception index; among worst offenders in Asia Pacific for graft, press freedom
•India has been ranked 81st in the global corruption perception index for 2017, released by Transparency International, which named the country among the "worst offenders" in terms of graft and press freedom in the Asia Pacific region
Tripura journalist Shantanu Bhowmick killed: Amnesty calls it another 'sickening assault' on freedom of expression
•The killing of journalist Shantanu Bhowmick in Tripura is another "sickening assault" on freedom of expression, Amnesty International India
Gauri Lankesh murder: Coverage shows complete disregard for journalistic principles as 'outrage' replaces objectivity
Sreemoy Talukdar •Much of the reportage and opinions around Gauri Lankesh's death were based on presuppositions that the Right-wing was behind her murder even before any arrests were made or FIR was filed in the case
Unidentified men attempt to abduct Pakistan Geo TV journalist Azaz Syed
•Islamabad: A Pakistani journalist working with a prominent TV channel has claimed that unidentified men tried to abduct him.
More journalists jailed all over the world than in nearly 3 decades: Committee to Protect Journalists
•More journalists have been jailed this year by governments around the world than at any time in nearly three decades, primarily because of the crackdown in Turkey after a failed coup in July, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.