
At least six journalists were killed and 121 journalists and media houses were targeted in India in 2021, according to the India Press Freedom report released by the Right and Risk Analysis Group today.
Laws “mostly invoked” against these journalists and media houses in 2021 included penal sections related to sedition, intent to cause riot, and promoting enmity, and charges under the UAPA and IT Act. At least 34 faced attacks from non-state actors, mainly political party activists, mafia and online trolls.