Number of media rights violations India 2016-2024

Published by
Tanushree Basuroy,
Nov 25, 2024

By the end of the first trimester of 2024, India had recorded 24 cases of media rights violations. The overall number of media rights violations in the South Asian democracy since 2016 amounted to just under 300. The degree of press freedom in India has steadily declined since 2014. Criticism of the BJP government by news organizations was often met with attacks on these media institutions as well as journalists.

Annual number of media rights violation cases in India from 2016 to 2024

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May 2024

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India

Survey time period

2016 to 2024

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*Data recorded until 30 April 2024.

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