As per the India Press Freedom Report 2021, Jammu and Kashmir has ranked first in the list of States and Union Territories where journalists and media houses were targeted in 2021. The report was released by the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) which is a New Delhi-based rights group.
The highest number of journalists or media organizations targeted was in
- J&K (25),
- Uttar Pradesh (23),
- Madhya Pradesh (16),
- Tripura (15),
- Delhi (8),
- Bihar (6),
- Assam (5),
- Haryana (4)
- Maharashtra (4),
- Goa (3)
- Manipur (3),
- Karnataka (2),
- Tamil Nadu (2)
- West Bengal (2),
- Andhra Pradesh (1),
- Chhattisgarh (1)
- Kerala (1)