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‘The chilling effect’: how fear of ‘nudify’ apps and AI deepfakes is keeping Indian women off the internet

Widespread adoption of artificial intelligence has been accompanied by new ways to harass women online

The Guardian - UK

In action taken report, Delhi cops say Rana Ayyub’s ‘hate speech’ tweets not available on X

The Delhi Police has informed a Delhi court that journalist Rana Ayyub’s tweets on Hindu deities and Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, for which she was booked in January, are no longer available on X, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry

‘Anti-India sentiment, insulting Hindu deities’: Delhi court orders FIR against Rana Ayyub for X posts

A court in Delhi’s Saket has ordered the registration of an FIR against journalist Rana Ayyub for “insulting Hindu deities” and spreading “anti-India sentiment” through posts on X.

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Can India’s version of The Onion beat hate with laughter?

Kerala-based humanities student, who prefers to remain anonymous, runs The Savala Vada, a satirical Instagram handle.

Al Jazeera

What Modi won’t show the G20: Muslims killed, harassed by the police and abused in school

The PM is keen to show India as the ‘mother of democracy’, but this is one of the most undemocratic periods in its history, says the journalist Rana Ayyub

The Guardian - UK

Reactions to India’s Rahul Gandhi losing parliament seat

Opposition leaders condemn Gandhi’s disqualification and accuse PM Narendra Modi’s government of ‘killing democracy’.

Al Jazeera

SC Dismisses Rana Ayyub's Plea Against Summons By Ghaziabad Court In Money Laundering Case

The Supreme Court in its verdict on Tuesday rejected journalist Rana Ayyub's plea challenging the summons issued to her by a special PMLA court in Ghaziabad in a money laundering case. Must read full story on Dynamite News:

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SC dismisses Rana Ayyub’s plea over PMLA case in Ghaziabad

Rana Ayyub’s petition challenging the summons issued to her by a Ghaziabad court in a PMLA case has been dismissed by the Supreme Court, according to LiveLaw. The court said the trial can decide where the alleged offence of money laundering took place as a “question of fact”.

Newslaundry

SC Reserves Verdict On Journalist Rana Ayyub's Plea Against Summons Issued By Ghaziabad Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the plea of journalist Rana Ayyub challenging the summons issued to her by a special PMLA court in Ghaziabad in a money laundering case. Must read further on Dynamite News:

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PMLA case against Rana Ayyub: SC asks UP court to defer hearing till Jan 31

The Supreme Court has reportedly requested a Ghaziabad court to defer its hearing in the PMLA case against Rana Ayyub until it holds a detailed hearing on the journalist’s petition – against the summons issued to her – on January 31.

Newslaundry

PMLA case: SC to hear Rana Ayyub’s plea against court summons next week

The Supreme Court is set to hear Rana Ayyub’s petition next week against the summons issued to her by a Ghaziabad court in a PMLA case, Live Law reported.

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Rana Ayyub fights for press freedom in India despite harassment and death threats

Rana Ayyub, an investigative journalist in India, has constantly faced online harassment, death threats and the full force of India's judiciary system throughout her career

WEKU

‘History will be kind to us’: Rana Ayyub receives US press freedom award

“Thank you for making me feel less alone and isolated,” said Washington Post columnist and Indian journalist Rana Ayyub in her speech after receiving the John Aubuchon Press Freedom award – the highest honour conferred by the US National Press Club.

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ED files prosecution complaint against Rana Ayyub in crowdfunding case

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a prosecution complaint against prominent Indian journalist Rana Ayyub under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

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NewsX warns against ‘inflammatory campaigns’ after Udaipur murder – then launches one

In the wake of a Hindu tailor’s gruesome murder by two extremist Muslim men in Udaipur on June 28, NewsX declared that it would give “no more airtime to extremists” and “put India first”. It has aired several shows in the past week reiterating this commitment, complete with a running…

Al Jazeera

Pulitzer winner Kashmir journalist says barred from flying abroad

Sanna Irshad Mattoo says she was stopped from going to Paris to attend a book launch and photography exhibition.

The Guardian - UK

How long will Twitter stand by as ‘online violence’ curtails our right to know?

The plight of journalists like Rana Ayyub exposes the failure of big tech to tackle threats and harassment, especially against women, say Julie Posetti of the ICFJ and Kalina Bontcheva of the University of Sheffield

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Journalist Rana Ayyub threatened with ‘beheading’ by online trolls

The online harassment and trolling of journalist Rana Ayyub continues, with Ayyub posting today a screenshot of comments she received on her Instagram post.

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Around the world, journalists are resisting the regimes that would jail and kill them

From Russia to India, it has never been more dangerous to pursue the truth. But new tactics bring hope, says Mary Fitzgerald of Open Society Foundations

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Hafta letters: Word limit, NL’s tech reportage, podcast length

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Hafta letters: Liberals on The Kashmir Files, assault of NL journalists, RSS feed issues

I am writing in response to a subscriber mail that said that he/she is tired of some liberal elites. I do have similar feelings. I would say I am more angry at the liberals than that subscriber. Take for example The Kashmir Files issue, I watched the film and I…

Al Jazeera

Aakar Patel: Amnesty official barred from leaving India

Aakar Patel says immigration authorities stopped him from flying to the US after he was placed on a ‘look-out circular’.

Newslaundry

Delhi HC allows Rana Ayyub to travel abroad

The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed journalist Rana Ayyub to travel abroad, while hearing her plea seeking interim relief over an Enforcement Directorate circular stopping her from leaving the country, Bar and Bench reported.

The Hindu

ED opposes Rana Ayyub’s plea against look-out circular

The journalist has been prevented from travelling abroad

The Hindu

Data | State of press freedom in India

Journalist Rana Ayyub was stopped from leaving the country by immigration officials on Tuesday. The issue has put a spotlight on the deteriorating press freedom in India

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