A journalist and his family have acid thrown on them because of his reports on gutka smuggling. He was threatened twice before the actual attack.  GEETA SESHU asks what we are doing about ensuring the safety of journalists

A week after the death of Nemichand Jain, the questions pile up casting a shadow over journalism in this conflict zone,  says GEETA SESHU. Pix: Nemichand Jain (courtesy: Kamal Shukla)

"I have no idea, what should I do to prove myself a peace loving and a law abiding citizen".  IFTIKHAR GILANI of DNA describes his detention and release on February 9.

Apathy and rank ignorance marked the brutal killing of Nanao Singh by trigger-happy police while he covered a protest in Manipur on December 23,  mourns KISHALAY BHATTACHARJEE, as he draws attention to the absence of safety and training for journalists covering ‘conflict'

At least 24 attacks and ten threats till date 

More than a year and a half later, why are police investigations still on despite all the damning evidence,  asks GEETA SESHU. Pix: Umesh Rajput

Felled by a parcel bomb, her death focuses, yet again, on the dangers faced by the activist-journalist.  LOIS KAPILA AND NIKHIL ROSHAN have this report.

The attacks on journalists on Saturday in Mumbai left media persons shaken, not so much because of its unexpectedness or its brutality but because of the naked hostility towards the media,  says GEETA SESHU

In case after case, the pattern is clear: arrest the journalist and let him languish in prison, effectively silencing him,  says SHUJAAT BUKHARI in the concluding part of an analysis on the application of the Public Security Act against the media in Kashmir.

Security-related laws like the Public Safety Act actually work against the media,  says this two-part analysis by SHUJAAT BUKHARI