Reporters Without Borders Claims OpIndia Has Key Role in Discrediting Independent Media in India

Reporters Without Borders claims OpIndia has key role in discrediting independent media in India

The report said RSF analysed content published during the period that targeted five journalists in particular Arfa Khanum Sherwani, Mohammed Zubair, Rajdeep Sardesai, Ravish Kumar and Rana Ayyub, and found that 32 of the 43 articles examined were followed by spikes in online harassment against them.

OpIndia played key role in discrediting independent media in India, says global press freedom watchdog

Hindu right-wing media house OpIndia has repeatedly attacked the independent press and plays a central role in the widespread trend of discrediting reliable news media in India, according to international non-profit and non-governmental organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Based in Paris, RSF, which focuses on safeguarding the right to freedom of information, stated in a report that between 2023 and 2025, more than 300 publications targ…