Number of media rights violations India 2016-2023
By the end of the first trimester of 2023, India had recorded seven cases of media rights violations. The overall number of media rights violations in the South Asian democracy since 2016 amounted to 242. The degree of press freedom in India has steadily declined since 2014. Criticism of the Modi-led government by news organizations was often met with attacks on these media institutions as well as journalists.