DUJ Outraged at UNI Eviction

The Delhi Union of Journalists has expressed outrage at the manhandling of UNI journalists by the Delhi Police on March 20, 2026. The police entered the UNI newsrooms in large numbers and demanded that journalists peacefully working the night shift immediately leave the premises. They were told UNI was being evicted following a High Court Order. No Order was shown.

DUJ Shocked at Gujarat Court’s Judgement on Ravi Nair

The Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) has expressed shock at a Gujarat court's judgement sentencing leading investigative journalist Ravi Nair to a year in jail. The Mansa court has held Nair guilty of criminal defamation of the Adani group through his various tweets and writings.

Reflections of Global Media on India: Close Encounters-NYT Wakes Up to RSS

JOURNALISTS of the New York Times (NYT) spent a year investigating the RSS, speaking to its leaders as well as common members to bring out an expose of the “far-right Hindu nationalist group” which has moved from the fringes to centre stage in India ever since its pracharak Narendra Modi became the country’s prime minister nearly 12 years ago.

Attack on Journalists is an Attack on Democracy: DUJ

THE Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ), in a statement issued on August 25, expressed shock at the rough treatment given to a Lallantop reporter and cameraperson by Delhi police at Ramlila Maidan on August 24, 2025. They were covering a protest by students from around the country alleging irregularities in the selection process of the Staff Service Commission. The police not only stopped the journalists from reporting, they also confiscated their aadhaar cards, mobiles, camera and microphone and forced them into a police van.

DUJ Calls for Parliamentary Debate on Press Freedom

ON Independence Day, August 15, the Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) addressed a memorandum to the Members of Parliament to take up the urgent concerns of journalists and press freedom in the ongoing Monsoon Session.

Media Organisations Demand End to Israel’s Genocide

On World Press Freedom Day on May 3, media organisations from across the globe released a joint statement demanding an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The full statement reads:

MAY 3 marks World Press Freedom Day, which will be commemorated this year amid Israel’s ongoing genocidal aggression against the Gaza Strip and countries of the region.

Stop Curtailing Media Freedom, Says DUJ

THE Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ), in a statement issued on April 15, has expressed deep concern at recent developments in the media space that seek to curtail their right to free expression and the right to earn their livelihoods, whether through the print media or digital platforms like YouTube.The Delhi Union of Journalists is shocked at the union government’s move to seize the assets of the National Herald, including Herald House in Delhi from which the Herald newspaper is published, besides the Associated Journals Ltd’s buildings in Lucknow and Mumbai.

A Media Council for Media Control?

THE recent recommendation of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology to create a Media Council to bring in different forms of media under one umbrella body needs to be viewed with caution warn media unions.

DUJ Demands Press Access to Delhi Assembly

THE Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ), in a statement issued on February 27, has condemned the attempt by the newly sworn in BJP government in Delhi to deny entry for certain reporters to the Assembly to cover the proceedings. Three journalists from ANI, ABP News, and PTI were stopped at the gates of the Assembly building when they were going to cover the Assembly on February 24, 2025, the first day of the new session. On the second day, five journalists from Times Now, Navbharat, News Nation, News18, Zee News, and Jantantra were denied entry.

Stop Covering Up Tragedies, Say NAJ-DUJ

THE Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) and National Alliance of Journalists (NAJ), in a statement issued on February 17, have expressed their dismay at the attempt by the Railway Police and authorities to intimidate journalist Saumya Raj and prevent her from reporting the stampede deaths at the New Delhi Railway Station on February 16, 2025. Raj, who reports for the popular YouTube channel Molitics India, was asked for her press identity card which she produced but the authorities nevertheless demanded that she stop videoing.

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