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KPC Condemns J&K Govt ‘Gag’ Order On Info Sharing By Medicos About Pandemic

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April 4, 2020
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KPC Condemns J&K Govt ‘Gag’ Order On Info Sharing By Medicos About Pandemic
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Srinagar: The Kashmir Press Club on Saturday condemned a gag order issued by Director Health Services Kashmir, warning doctors and paramedics against sharing information with journalists regarding the current COVID-19 pandemic.
In a statement issued here, the Kashmir Press Club termed the order “nothing but a crude attempt at further stifling the freedom of the press in the region.”
“Stopping information flow amid the unprecedented situation is highly condemnable,” reads the KPC statement issued here. “Putting out information during pandemic through authentic print and electronic media is of vital importance as it helps to stop flow of unverified information and rumours.”
Kashmir media has been playing its role responsibly by highlighting lack of facilities and protective gears for frontline health workers-doctors and paramedics-to ensure gaps are filled in dealing with the virus, which has consumed two lives so far in the region, it noted.
The KPC expects the concerned government authorities to exchange information related to coronavirus crisis with media and journalists with more vigor as only free and transparent flow of information would facilitate an objective and accurate body of work by the journalists.
“The Kashmir Press Club also stands in support of the recent statement of Editors Guild of India wherein it has detested the attempts by the government to put a gag on media as far as reporting the Coronavirus crisis is concerned,” reads the statement.
Reiterating its stand, the KPC said that ‘no democracy anywhere in the world is fighting this pandemic by gagging its media.’
The KPC also urges the authorities concerned that they should facilitate the movement of journalists and media workers during the lockdown period to allow them unhindered access as the newspapers have already been categories as an essential service by the government.
It also condemns a recent incident wherein a reporter in Kulgam Umaisar Gul was thrashed by the security personnel when he was returning from Qazigund hospital in south Kashmir on March 30, 2020.The KPC demands action against the culprits involved in this incident.
The KPC would also urge its journalist members and media workers to take extreme precautions while reporting on coronavirus crisis.
As per the guidelines already issued by global health bodies and media advocacy groups (links below),the KPC urges the members, particularly the photo and video journalists who visit different places to follow the protocol for their safety and security.
The KPC reiterates that media needs to be more responsible in this crisis but it also needs a free and fair environment to report.

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