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Why is India targeting NewsClick journalists? | Quoted | ||
Indian Police Raid Journalists' Homes, Arrest Website Editor | Mentioned | Police in New Delhi have arrested the editor of a news website and one of its administrators after raiding the homes of journalists working for the site, which has been critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist-led government. |
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Writers, historians, activists express concern over raids on NewsClick | Mentioned | Eminent writers, historians and activists have expressed concern and shock over the raids on the NewsClick website and the arrest of the portal’s editor Prabir Purkayastha and HR head under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). |
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India’s communists condemn crackdown on journalism | Mentioned | The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has condemned a crackdown on journalists writing for websites considered critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. |
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How Indian authorities ‘weaponised’ a New York Times report to target the press | Quoted | NewsClick, a defiantly critical news site, has been in the Indian government’s sights over the past few years. But there was little to show after extensive financial probes – until the New York Times published a report which enabled Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration to use the press to attack the press. |
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Funds came from China to disrupt India's sovereignty: Delhi Police FIR against NewsClick | Mentioned | Delhi Police, in an FIR filed under anti-terror law UAPA against online news portal NewsClick, has alleged that a large amount of funds came from China to "disrupt the sovereignty of India" and cause disaffection against the country. |
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NewsClick founder arrest: Journalists, students stage protests | Quoted | A number of journalists, holding banners, gathered at the Press Club of India while student organisations got together at Jantar Mantar. |
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Throttling What Remains of Independent Media in India | Mentioned | The propaganda cry of catching terrorists and Chinese agents is for the gullible. The real game is to bring opponents of any stripe, persuasion, or profession, to heel. |
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Media groups write to CJI Chandrachud, say ‘journalism cannot be prosecuted as terrorism’ | Quoted | 'When journalists are summoned and their devices seized in the name of investigation, there is an inherent malice in the process that must be checked' |
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Indian police arrest a news site's editor and administrator after raiding homes of journalists | Mentioned | Police in New Delhi have arrested the editor of a news website and one of its administrators after raiding the homes of journalists working for the site. |