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| name = Qaumi Awaz | | name = Qaumi Awaz | ||
| logo = Qaumi Awaz logo.svg | |||
| founder = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] | | founder = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] | ||
| publisher = [[The Associated Journals Limited]] | | publisher = [[The Associated Journals Limited]] | ||
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| relaunching = 12 August 2017 | | relaunching = 12 August 2017 | ||
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'''''Qaumi Awaz''''' is an [[Urdu language]] newspaper published in India<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/national-herald-quami-awaz-to-be-relaunched-soon-116071101156_1.html |title=National Herald, Quami Awaz to be relaunched soon|publisher=Business-standard.com |date=2016-07-11 |access-date=2016-10-19}}</ref> by [[The Associated Journals Limited|Associated Journals Limited]], which was started by [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] in November 1937. It was shut in 2008 company was incurring losses. Its sister publications are the [[The National Herald (India)|''National Herald'' newspaper]] in English and ''[[Navjivan (newspaper)|Navjivan]]'' in [[Hindi]]. On 21 January 2016 the AJL in its meeting in [[Lucknow]] decided to relaunch the three dailies.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Relaunch-of-National-Herald-is-still-a-long-way-off/article14483469.ece|title=Relaunch of National Herald is still a long way off|last=Gupta|first=Smita|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-05-01|language=en}}</ref> In August{{year?|date=April 2019}} ''Qaumi Awaz'' Digital Edition was launched.{{fact|date=April 2019}} | '''''Qaumi Awaz''''' ({{trans|voice of the nation}}) is an [[Urdu language]] newspaper published in India<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/national-herald-quami-awaz-to-be-relaunched-soon-116071101156_1.html |title=National Herald, Quami Awaz to be relaunched soon|publisher=Business-standard.com |date=2016-07-11 |access-date=2016-10-19}}</ref> by [[The Associated Journals Limited|Associated Journals Limited]], which was started by [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] in November 1937. It was shut in 2008 company was incurring losses. Its sister publications are the [[The National Herald (India)|''National Herald'' newspaper]] in English and ''[[Navjivan (newspaper)|Navjivan]]'' in [[Hindi]]. On 21 January 2016 the AJL in its meeting in [[Lucknow]] decided to relaunch the three dailies.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Relaunch-of-National-Herald-is-still-a-long-way-off/article14483469.ece|title=Relaunch of National Herald is still a long way off|last=Gupta|first=Smita|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-05-01|language=en}}</ref> In August{{year?|date=April 2019}} ''Qaumi Awaz'' Digital Edition was launched.{{fact|date=April 2019}} | ||
{{anchor|Zafar Agha}} | {{anchor|Zafar Agha}} | ||
Zafar Agha is the chief editor of Qaumi Awaz.<ref name="Media Body">{{cite news |title=Media Bodies Slam FIRs Against Journalists, Want Sedition Law to Be Scrapped |url=https://thewire.in/media/media-bodies-slam-fir-against-journalists-sedition-farmers-tractory-rally |access-date=1 February 2021 |work=The Wire}}</ref><ref | Zafar Agha is the chief editor of Qaumi Awaz.<ref name="Media Body">{{cite news |title=Media Bodies Slam FIRs Against Journalists, Want Sedition Law to Be Scrapped |url=https://thewire.in/media/media-bodies-slam-fir-against-journalists-sedition-farmers-tractory-rally |access-date=1 February 2021 |work=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Journalists' Bodies Slam Sedition FIRs Against Editors, Reporters for Farmers' Rally Coverage |url=https://thewire.in/media/editors-guild-press-club-sedition-farmers-tractor-rally-republic-day-media |access-date=1 February 2021 |work=The Wire}}</ref> | ||
==Lawsuits== | ==Lawsuits== | ||
In 2021, many journalists and politicians who reported about the [[death of Navreet Singh]] during the [[2021 Farmers' Republic Day parade]] were charged with [[sedition]] by the Delhi police and 3 state police. The police cases were filed across three BJP-ruled states against journalists including Qaumi Awaz editor Zafar Agha.<ref name="Media Body" /> Varadarajan has called the police FIR "malicious prosecution".<ref>{{cite news |title=Sedition FIRs against Tharoor, journalists now in five states |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sedition-firs-against-tharoor-journalists-now-in-five-states-7168390/ |access-date=31 January 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=31 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Delhi Police Case Against Shashi Tharoor, Others After UP, Madhya Pradesh |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/farmers-protest-delhi-police-case-against-shashi-tharoor-rajdeep-sardesai-others-after-uttar-pradesh-madhya-pradesh-2360603 |access-date=31 January 2021 |work=NDTV.com}}</ref> Press Club of India (PCI), the Editors’ Guild of India, the Press Association, the Indian Women’s Press Corps (IWPC), the Delhi Union of Journalists and the Indian Journalists Union in a joint press conference asked the sedition law to be scrapped.<ref name="Media Body"/><ref | In 2021, many journalists and politicians who reported about the [[death of Navreet Singh]] during the [[2021 Farmers' Republic Day parade]] were charged with [[sedition]] by the Delhi police and 3 state police. The police cases were filed across three BJP-ruled states against journalists including Qaumi Awaz editor Zafar Agha.<ref name="Media Body" /> Varadarajan has called the police FIR "malicious prosecution".<ref>{{cite news |title=Sedition FIRs against Tharoor, journalists now in five states |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sedition-firs-against-tharoor-journalists-now-in-five-states-7168390/ |access-date=31 January 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=31 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Delhi Police Case Against Shashi Tharoor, Others After UP, Madhya Pradesh |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/farmers-protest-delhi-police-case-against-shashi-tharoor-rajdeep-sardesai-others-after-uttar-pradesh-madhya-pradesh-2360603 |access-date=31 January 2021 |work=NDTV.com}}</ref> Press Club of India (PCI), the Editors’ Guild of India, the Press Association, the Indian Women’s Press Corps (IWPC), the Delhi Union of Journalists and the Indian Journalists Union in a joint press conference asked the sedition law to be scrapped.<ref name="Media Body">{{cite news |title=Media Bodies Slam FIRs Against Journalists, Want Sedition Law to Be Scrapped |url=https://thewire.in/media/media-bodies-slam-fir-against-journalists-sedition-farmers-tractory-rally |access-date=1 February 2021 |work=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Journalists' Bodies Slam Sedition FIRs Against Editors, Reporters for Farmers' Rally Coverage |url=https://thewire.in/media/editors-guild-press-club-sedition-farmers-tractor-rally-republic-day-media |access-date=1 February 2021 |work=The Wire}}</ref> Editors Guild of India spoke against invoking of the sedition charge on journalists. The guild termed the FIRs as an "attempt to intimidate, harass, browbeat and stifle the media".<ref>{{cite news |title=Tractor rally: Editors Guild of India sound alarm at sedition case on journalists |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/tractor-rally-editors-guild-of-india-sound-alarm-at-sedition-case-on-journalists/cid/1805138 |access-date=1 February 2021 |work=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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| Founder(s) | Jawaharlal Nehru |
|---|---|
| Publisher | The Associated Journals Limited |
| Editor-in-chief | Zafar Agha |
| Founded | November 1937 |
| Language | Urdu |
| Ceased publication | 2008 |
| Sister newspapers | The National Herald, Navjivan |
| Website | http://www.qaumiawaz.com/ |
Qaumi Awaz (transl. voice of the nation) is an Urdu language newspaper published in India[1] by Associated Journals Limited, which was started by Jawaharlal Nehru in November 1937. It was shut in 2008 company was incurring losses. Its sister publications are the National Herald newspaper in English and Navjivan in Hindi. On 21 January 2016 the AJL in its meeting in Lucknow decided to relaunch the three dailies.[2] In August[year missing] Qaumi Awaz Digital Edition was launched.[citation needed]
Zafar Agha is the chief editor of Qaumi Awaz.[3][4]
Lawsuits[edit]
In 2021, many journalists and politicians who reported about the death of Navreet Singh during the 2021 Farmers' Republic Day parade were charged with sedition by the Delhi police and 3 state police. The police cases were filed across three BJP-ruled states against journalists including Qaumi Awaz editor Zafar Agha.[3] Varadarajan has called the police FIR "malicious prosecution".[5][6] Press Club of India (PCI), the Editors’ Guild of India, the Press Association, the Indian Women’s Press Corps (IWPC), the Delhi Union of Journalists and the Indian Journalists Union in a joint press conference asked the sedition law to be scrapped.[3][7] Editors Guild of India spoke against invoking of the sedition charge on journalists. The guild termed the FIRs as an "attempt to intimidate, harass, browbeat and stifle the media".[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ "National Herald, Quami Awaz to be relaunched soon". Business-standard.com. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ Gupta, Smita. "Relaunch of National Herald is still a long way off". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Media Bodies Slam FIRs Against Journalists, Want Sedition Law to Be Scrapped". The Wire. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ↑ "Journalists' Bodies Slam Sedition FIRs Against Editors, Reporters for Farmers' Rally Coverage". The Wire. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ↑ "Sedition FIRs against Tharoor, journalists now in five states". The Indian Express. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ↑ "Delhi Police Case Against Shashi Tharoor, Others After UP, Madhya Pradesh". NDTV.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ↑ "Journalists' Bodies Slam Sedition FIRs Against Editors, Reporters for Farmers' Rally Coverage". The Wire. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ↑ "Tractor rally: Editors Guild of India sound alarm at sedition case on journalists". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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