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India Is Using Terrorism Laws to Target Journalists (www.wired.com)

submitted 11 months ago by xuxebiko@kbin.social to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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Police seized laptops and phones from reporters working for the anti-establishment Newsclick website—the latest outlet to be raided during a crackdown on media in India.

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[–] velox_vulnus@lemmy.ml 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is Siddique Kappan ever going to come out? And what exactly was his crime? Reporting the rape of a Dalit woman by upper caste goons?

[–] xuxebiko@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Siddique Kappan got bail but is required to fly across India every 2 weeks & present himself at a police station in UP.

[–] velox_vulnus@lemmy.ml 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Oh yes, looks like it. I've stopped reading news anymore because propaganda bullshit.