DUJ Condemns Lockdown of Kashmir Times Office

THE sudden locking of the Kashmir Times office in Srinagar by the Estates Department on October 19, has left journalists stunned. The action comes on the heels of the arbitrary eviction of the Kashmir Times editor Anuradha Bhasin from her residence. The Delhi Union of Journalists, in a statement issued on October 20, has condemned these actions of the government that are clearly aimed at stifling the free press.DUJ notes that Kashmir Times journalists were not permitted to take out their computers and other professional equipment before the eviction.

Call for Peace and Harmony : DUJ

ON the International Women’s Day, when the Constitution, the country and communal amity is under attack from forces of division and hatred, the Delhi Union of Journalists(DUJ) and its gender committee calls for peace and communal harmony. The statement in this regard was issued on Mrach 7 by the DUJ.

DUJ Blasts Prolonged Denial of Internet to Kashmir Journos

THE Delhi Union of Journalists, in a statement issued on February 19, has expressed its deep concern at the prolonged denial of high speed internet to journalists in Kashmir. DUJ regrets this attempt to stifle the press in the region. Media organisations are barely able to function in the absence of high speed internet facilities. The government’s announcements that fixed line/broadband facilities have been restored are a sham.

Stop Press Bashing: DUJ

THE Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ), in a statement issued on December 20, has strongly condemned the crackdown by Karnataka police on some journalists in Mangalore.

Proposed Labour Codes Castigated

THE entire labour law architecture of the country will be destroyed if the Modi government’s proposed labour codes are enacted by parliament, warned senior advocate Colin Gonsalves at a recent meeting organised in Delhi. Leaders of several central trade unions who echoed these warnings included Deepak Sharma of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), Swadesh Dev Roye of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and Vidya Sagar Giri of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC).

DUJ Warns against Moves to Make India a Surveillance State

THE Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ), in a statement issued on December 21, has castigated as ominous, unconstitutional and a direct attack on the freedom of the press, the order of the union home ministry authorising central agencies to intercept, monitor and decrypt “any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer.” This order we feel is reminiscent of the dark days of the Emergency, the statement said. DUJ noted the broad ranging powers given to no less than ten agencies, ranging from the Intelligence Bureau and the Central Bureau of Investigation to the Delh

DUJ’s Gender Equity Council Welcomes Editors Guild’s Decision

THE Delhi Union of Journalists’ newly re-constituted gender council, in a statement issued on December 13, has welcomed the move by the Editors Guild of India to suspend from its membership journalist-turned-politician MJ Akbar until the defamation case he filed against the woman journalist Priya Ramani is decided. She had written an expose alleging sexual harassment by him.

DUJ Demands Risk Insurance Cover for Journos

THE Delhi Union of Journalists, at an extended executive meeting on June 25, expressed deep shock, anger and anguish at the assassination of Shujaat Bukhari, outstanding journalist and editor/owner of The Rising Kashmir.The DUJ called for an immediate investigation into the murder of Bukhari and the forces and motives behind it, so that other journalists are not exposed to similar attacks. DUJ has demanded due compensation from the state government for Bukhari’s family.

Journos Protest Assassination of Shujaat Bukhari

THE National Alliance of Journalists(NAJ) and its Delhi affiliate – Delhi Union of Journalists(DUJ) along with various other bodies all over the country have come out with solidarity statements at the assassination of Shujaat Bukhari. Massive protests have taken place in the Kashmir valley and a joint solidarity meeting has been held at the Press Club of India in Delhi, on June 18, called by the PCI, IWPC, Press Association and various other organisations. A black day protest in Delhi by the Delhi Union of Journalists was held on June 23, 2018.

Journos Call for Vigilance Day Next Week

SEEING the government’s withdrawal of the I&B ministry’s punish journalist directive as a temporary reprieve and a damage control exercise, the National Alliance of Journalists and Delhi Union of Journalists, in a statement issued on April 4, have called for a vigilance day next week . This is taking into account the fact that the Press Council is toothless and a democratic all-encompassing Media Council of India is the need of the hour. The statement followed the government withdrawal announcement on April 3.

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