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NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · 3d

In moments like these, silence can be seen as complicity in normalising gender discrimination.

NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · 3d

We in the NWMI also think it is unfortunate that the male journalists who attended the event do not appear to have questioned the fact that their female colleagues were excluded from the press conference, with even those who arrived at the venue denied entry.

NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · 3d

It is concerning to note that Indian government has not yet criticised, let alone condemned, the discrimination against female working journalists that took place in the nation’s capital – on Indian soil.

NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · 3d

The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) strongly condemns the exclusion of women journalists from the press conference held in the Embassy of Afghanistan in Delhi by the country’s Foreign Minister, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, on October 10, 2025.

Permanently On the Precipice: Sujatha’s Life As Panchayat President And After | The AIDEM

NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · 20d

Her powerful report in The AIDEM - “Permanently on the Precipice: Sujatha’s Life as Panchayat President and After” - chronicles the courage of Sujatha Ramesh, a Dalit woman leader who resisted systemic caste discrimination.

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Ear to the Ground is a special feature by The AIDEM that reports on offbeat field reports on people’s lives and livelihood issues. At first glance, there was nothing unusual in my journey to Puthoor P...

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NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · 20d

Read the NWMI post on the award here
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K.A. Beena wins Statesman Award for Rural Reporting

K.A. Beena, member of the Network of Women in Media, India, was awarded the Second Prize in The Statesman Awards for Rural Reporting 2024. She won the award for her report, "Permanently on the Precipi...

NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · 20d

Congratulations to #NWMI member KA Beena on winning the The Statesman Award for Rural Reporting 2024!

#Award #RuralReporting #KABeena

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NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · 25d

The #NWMI condemns the trolling & intimidation of #Kashmiri journalist #GafiraQadir.

Gafira reviewed the film #SongsOfParadise, in which she called out the sidelining of political, historical and social realities of Kashmir

Read our statement here: nwmindia.org/statements/s...

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NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · Sep 10

While standing in solidarity with Banu Mushtaq, the NWMI calls upon members of the public, and representatives of political parties in particular, to exercise restraint, refrain from communal polarisation and uphold the unique and inclusive spirit of the Naada Habba.

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NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · Sep 10

...at times like this it is also important to remember the spirit of Karnataka’s Nada Geethe (state anthem), penned by acclaimed Kannada litterateur & cultural icon Kuvempu (Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa), which described the state as “Sarva janangada shantiya thota’ (a garden of peace for all people)

The NWMI Stands in Solidarity with Banu Mushtaq

NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · Sep 10

The NWMI strongly condemns the unnecessary, divisive politics created around the welcome invitation to a prominent woman writer of the state who has brought recognition to Kannada literature at the global level.

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The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) condemns the controversy generated over the invitation extended to renowned Kannada writer and International Booker Prize awardee Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate...

NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · Sep 10

The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) condemns the controversy generated over the invitation extended to renowned Kannada writer and International Booker Prize awardee Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the 2025 Mysuru Dasara, Karnataka’s Naada Habba (state festival).

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NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · Sep 2

#InkSights is a monthly art series by NWMI member #AnupamaBijur viewing current affairs through a gender and news lens.

#GenderMedia #NWMI #Gaza #MediaFreedom #PressFreedom

NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · Sep 2

Support fair and fearless journalism. Support the protection of journalists. Protecting journalists means protecting the foundations of democracy and creating a safer and more informed future for all of us.

#FreePress #PressFreedom #Fair #NWMI

Journalists are under attack. Journalism is under attack. And so is your right to receive reliable information without bias. Of the five main indicators that determine the World Press Freedom Index, t...

NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · Sep 2

200 journalists have died since 2023 in Gaza. In the same period, 18 journalists were killed in Russia-Ukraine war. A reporter with Nagaland-based Hornbill TV was shot at in Manipur while covering the Zinnia flower festival.
The press is under attack everywhere.

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Journalism Under Attack

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NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · Sep 2

Journalists are under attack. Journalism is under attack. And so is your right to receive reliable information without bias.

Read this month's InkSights here: nwmindia.org/gender-lens/...

#InkSights #AnupamaBijur #NWMI #PressFreedom #MediaFreedom

An illustration to depict the attack on journalism, media and press freedom, by #NWMI member Anupama Bijur.

Image shows a big red button inside a squarish "panel". On top of the button is the label "Press to detonate", and below it is "To detonate press".

In Gaza, journalists are being killed on a daily basis.

NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · Aug 27

#StopTheGenocide #StopTargetingJournalists #StopKillingJournalists #PressFreedom #opencorridorstogaza #GazaGenocide‌ #GazaIsStarving #gazaundersiege #EndTheOccupation #SupportPalestinianJournalists #MediaFreedom #StandWithGaza #JournalismPalestine #GazaJournalists #LetThemReport

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NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · Aug 26

The manch proved that entrenched practices like the “pradhan pati” system are not cultural habits but political structures that can be dismantled when challenged by in an organised and community-driven way."

#GenderMediaElections #GenderLens #Elections #Politics

NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · Aug 26

"Sixteen women, who are directly linked to the manch, won the pradhan posts, while three bagged block development council posts. Two of its members were elected unopposed as village heads."

#GenderMediaElections #GenderLens #Elections #Politics

NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · Aug 26

Rachnatmak Mahila Manch backed 26 candidates in Almora’s Salt block to cleanse panchayat politics of the practice of husbands playing proxy and running the show for their wives.

#GenderMediaElections #GenderLens #Elections #Politics

In Uttarakhand, a Women’s Group is Taking Power Back From ‘Pradhan Patis’

NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · Aug 26

On the #NWMI website, member #AiswaryaRaj writes about the #RachnatmakMahilaManch in #Uttarakhand where they are Taking Power Back From ‘Pradhan Patis’

Read the post here: nwmindia.org/gender-lens/...

#GenderMediaElections #GenderLens #Elections #Politics

Last month, a women’s group in Uttarakhand entered the panchayat elections for the first time in Almora’s Salt block to challenge the proxy husband system—or husbands making administrative decisions o...

Bihar SIR Weakens Women’s Participation in Democracy

NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · Aug 23

Kaimur district had the highest exclusion rate for female voters across all districts in Bihar at 64%, Buxar district at 63%, Kishanganj at 62%, Gopalganj at 61%...

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#GenderMediaElections #GenderLens #Elections #Politics #Bihar #SIR

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the state of Bihar has sparked a heated debate across India in recent months. Among the many concerns raised is its potential impact on w...

NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · Aug 23

The #SIR was presented as a long-overdue administrative reform...to include all eligible voters, eliminate all ineligible voters.

Preliminary analyses released on 1 Aug suggest that more women than men have been deleted from the rolls

#GenderMediaElections #GenderLens #Elections #Politics
#Bihar

Bihar SIR Weakens Women’s Participation in Democracy

NWMIndia @nwmindia.bsky.social · Aug 23

On the #NWMI website, member #SumitaJaiswal writes about the #Bihar #SIR exercise by the Election Commission and how it weakens women's participation in our electoral democracy

Read the post here: nwmindia.org/gender-lens/...

#GenderMediaElections #GenderLens #Elections #Politics

The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the state of Bihar has sparked a heated debate across India in recent months. Among the many concerns raised is its potential impact on w...