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NWMI Files Writ Petition in SC over Assault and Detention of Journalists
The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court on 13 October 2026 over the assault and arbitrary detention of journalists by Delhi Police personnel during the anti-SIR protests protests in New Delhi. It raised in particular, the issue of women journalists who were subjected to physical handling, dragging, detention and confinement.
NWMI Condemns Assault and Detention of Journalists Despite Supreme Court Directions
The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) strongly condemns the assault and arbitrary detention of journalists on 10 and 11 October 2026 in New Delhi and Mumbai.
NWMI Stands with Anandabazar Patrika Journalists
NWMI stands firmly against the campaign of personal vilification and misogynistic abuse directed at Ishani Datta Ray, and against any attempt to intimidate Anandabazar Patrika or its journalists through threats, vandalism, political pressure or organised online harassment.
NWMI Condemns Assault on Women Journalists by Delhi Police
The Network of Women in Media, India unequivocally condemns the brutal assault on Shaheen Khan and Nafisa Khan, both journalists with 4pm News, and demands strict action against the police personnel involved.
NWMI Condemns Use of Force Against Peaceful Protesters and Journalists, Demands Accountability
The Network of Women in Media, India, strongly condemns the use of force against peaceful protesters and journalists at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar area as well as the state’s intimidatory tactics aimed at discouraging similar protests elsewhere in the country. NWMI calls upon the media to report responsibly on this important protest by the country’s youth and decries attempts to stop reporters from doing their job.
Silencing the Story
May 3 is observed across the globe as World Press Freedom Day. But this year there is not much to cheer about.
According to the World Press Freedom Index 2026 recently released by Reporters Without Borders, India has slipped to the 157th position, down six places from 2025.
NWMI and Other Press Bodies Demand Withdrawal of Draft IT Second Amendment Rules, 2026
A joint meeting of as many as six journalist bodies took place at the Press Club of India (PCI) in New Delhi to express deep concern at the draft amendment to the Information Technology Rules 2026, and demanded that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTy) withdraw them in totality.
NWMI Sounds Alarm over Weakening Editorial Independence, Calls for a Gender Sensitive Media Environment
The 20th National Meeting of the Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI), held in Thiruvananthapuram from February 6 to 8, identified a number of trends that are fast eroding editorial independence and shaping public discourse in ways that delegitimise the voices and experiences of women and other marginalised sections.
NWMI condemns attack on Pune journalist Sneha Barve; demands immediate arrest of assailant Pandurang Morde
The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) expresses shock and condemnation at the dastardly attack on Sneha Barve, editor of Samarth Bharat newspaper and SBP YouTube channel, in Manchar town near Pune in Maharashtra on July 4, 2025. The NWMI condemns the violence unleashed on her and demands the immediate arrest of the assailant, Pandurang Morde, on charges of attempt to murder.
Journalism Under Attack
Journalists are under attack. Journalism is under attack. And so is your right to receive reliable information without bias. August saw two brutal attacks on journalists in Gaza, killing four Al-Jazeera journalists, two freelancers and then five media persons. In the...
Game of Blokes
On October 10, 2025, women journalists were excluded from a press conference held in New Delhi by Amir Khan Muttaqi, Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister, who was on a visit to India. Only male journalists were invited to the press conference at the Embassy of Afghanistan....
NWMI stands in solidarity with journalist Nikita Jain
The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) stands in solidarity with journalist and NWMI member Nikita Jain who was among those detained at Ismailia in Egypt on June 13, while reporting for Maktoob Media on a solidarity march aimed at breaking Israel’s blockade on...
DPRO assaults journalist in Bihar’s Nalanda, media condemns behaviour and demands action
The Bihar journalists' community strongly condemns the rude and intimidating behaviour of District Public Relations Officer (DPRO), Gupteshwar Kumar. In a recent incident, he assaulted Pramod Kumar, reporter of Dainik Bhaskar, a prominent Hindi newspaper, because he...
NWMI calls for fair investigation into cases against journalist Mahesh Langa
The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) expresses deep concern over the recent police action against Ahmedabad-based senior journalist Mahesh Langa, a staffer with The Hindu. Langa faces multiple FIRs, including one filed on October 22 for alleged possession of...
NWMI joins RSF and others to give new government 10 recommendations to guarantee press freedom
NWMI, along with our allies @internetfreedom and @indiafreespeech, endorse @RSF_inter's message to India’s new government, urging it to adopt measures to safeguard the protection of journalists, their freedom to do their work and to safeguard Indians’ right to...
NWMI condemns the Delhi Police assault on photojournalists
The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) strongly condemns the assault on photojournalists by Delhi Police on March 26, 2024. We are taking this opportunity to also highlight the impunity with which the police in other parts of the country, too, increasingly resort...
Open Letter to Maharashtra Institute of Technology
Text of the letter: To, The Director, Department of Media & Communication, Maharashtra...
NWMI condemns raids on media persons of NewsClick
The NWMI strongly condemns the blanket raids by the Delhi Police on the homes and offices of senior journalists, scientists, commentators and columnists of the news website, NewsClick. Among them were author Githa Hariharan, NewsClick editor Prabir Purkayastha, senior...
NWMI condemns the blocking of The Kashmir Walla
The Network of Women in Media, India, condemns the Union Government’s censorship of The Kashmir Walla, an independent online news magazine, after the government restricted access to its website and social media accounts without prior notice or official order....