Media: Coverage
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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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| ‘Nature of employment, Delhi riots coverage’ — what journalists were questioned on in NewsClick case | Mentioned | “Nature of employment” at the NewsClick news portal, coverage of the 2020 Delhi Riots and calls made to the US — these were some of the questions allegedly put to journalists questioned Tuesday in a fresh case against the news portal, registered under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, for alleged receipt of funds from China. |
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| Indian news portal denies illegal funding, propaganda claims | Mentioned | An Indian news portal being investigated over alleged illegal funding said on Wednesday it does not publish propaganda and its funding had been received through appropriate banking channels. |
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| I Have Written Only Facts: Paranjoy Guha Thakurta | Interviewed | Police carried out early morning raids yesterday on the NewsClick office and the homes of almost 50 journalists, activists, and comedians across India under anti-terrorism laws, deepening concerns over a crackdown on freedom of expression in the country. The journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, the activist Teesta Setalvad, and the comedian Sanjay Rajoura were also among those raided and taken in for police questioning. After the questioning Paranjoy Guha Thakurta told journalists that a FIR has been lodged ‘apparently’ under the Unlawful Activities Preventions Act. |
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| NewsClick Arrests: Journalists Questioned By Police About Delhi Riots, Farmers' Protests; Sent To 7-Day Police Custody | Mentioned | NewsClick journalists who were raided by Delhi Police on Tuesday in connection with a probe into the news portal's alleged foreign funding, were questioned on whether they had reported on matters like the 2020 Delhi riots, the farmers’ protest against the Narendra Modi government’s farm laws and the COVID-19 crisis. |
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| Delhi Police’s probe into NewsClick began before NYT report: Case timeline | Mentioned | Even though the raids on NewsClick and its journalists came two months after a New York Times investigation on the portal, the Delhi Police’s probe began much earlier in August 2020 when its Economic Offences Wing registered a case against the website. |
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| Journalists protest against police action in NewsClick case | Quoted | The protesting journalists said they are getting support from different media organisations and press clubs across the country. |
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| After NewsClick raids, journalists’ collectives write to CJI, say ‘journalism cannot be prosecuted as terrorism’ | Mentioned | The journalists’ collectives referred back to the case of Father Stan Swamy as a reminder of the indifference authorities ‘show under the guise of combating terrorism’ |
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| ‘Worst time for journalism in India’: Outrage at Press Club protest over NewsClick searches | Mentioned | Journalists had initially planned a protest march to Jantar Mantar, but permission was denied. |