The Network of Women in Media, India, condemns the series of attacks against women journalists across the country and demands decisive action to deal with them and to send a clear message that such behaviour will not be tolerated.
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Uttar Pradesh
UP: A haven for women?
By Geeta Pandey The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, recently said he was confident that women in Uttar Pradesh would vote for the BJP because, under his party’s rule, the state had become a place that was “safe and full of opportunities for women”. But how real is that...
What do women in UP’s remote districts want this election?
By Editors Campaigning for the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh is in full swing and reporters are scurrying around the state looking for under-reported stories. Journalists from “mainstream” media tend to go to the popular districts, featuring prominent...
The Congress presents a women-friendly face in UP
By Kalpana Sharma Priyanka Gandhi Vadra seems to be on a roll. Her party, the Indian National Congress, might not win more than a few seats in the forthcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. But she is making sure that it remains in the news. On January 21,...
NWMI statement of support to Khabar Lahariya journalists
The Network of Women in Media India (NWMI) is horrified by the prolonged and traumatic sexual harassment to which the Banda team of Khabar Lahariya, a rural collective of women journalists in Uttar Pradesh, have been subjected over many months.
NWMI expresses shock and anger at gang-rape of woman journalist in UP
The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) is shocked and upset about the reported gang-rape of a woman journalist in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. The journalist was reportedly abducted by three persons after she had visited the Ashtabhuja temple...