Media: Coverage

Title Coverage Description Date
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.

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’

‘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.

NewsClick Raids: Journos Questioned by Police About Delhi Riots, Farmers Protest and COVID Crisis Quoted

Veteran journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta said he was asked if he had called a US number which belongs to his brother-in-law and if he uses the Signal messaging app.

NewsClick editor arrested in India after raids over alleged foreign funding Quoted

Website’s founder Prabir Purkayastha and another staff arrested following raids over allegations of receiving foreign money for pro-China propaganda.

After Delhi Police's Raids, Two – Including NewsClick Editor Purkayastha – Arrested Under UAPA Mentioned

The electronic devices – laptops and telephones – of several journalists were seized by the police. In total, 37 men and nine women were questioned by the Delhi police's special police.

Delhi Police raids NewsClick offices, writers brought to special cell office Mentioned

Delhi Police on Tuesday brought Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Urmilesh to the special cell offices in the national capital. Two senior police officials also are at the special cell premises.

चुप कराने का खेल शुरू, UAPA में पत्रकार गिरफ़्तार Mentioned

3 अक्टूबर की सुबह दिल्ली पुलिस ने कई पत्रकारों के घर पर छापेमारी की और कई घंटों की पूछताछ के बाद न्यूज़क्लिक के संस्थापक प्रबीर पुरकायस्थ और सम्पादक अमित चक्रवर्ती को UAPA के तहत गिरफ़्तार कर लिया। इस पर ठोस रूप से जानकारी नहीं है कि उन पर किस कारण से UAPA की धारा लगाई है। ठोस जानकारी है तो वो ये कि सरकार ने बेल आइकन दबा दिया है। वही बेल आइकन जिसके लिए प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने अपने यू ट्यूब चैनल पर आकर कहा था कि उनके चैनल के लिए दबा दें। 

Delhi police raids houses of several journalists, political commentators Mentioned

Delhi police raided the houses of several journalists and political commentators in the early morning of Tuesday, October 3. Police raided the houses of stand-up comic and political satirist Sanjay Rajoura, journalists Bhasha Singh and Prabir Purkayastha, and Abhisar Sharma of NewsClick, oral historian and activist Sohail Hashmi, writer Githa Hariharan, and senior journalists Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Urmilesh and Aunindyo Chakraborty.

Adani-Hindenburg Scandal: SEBI Playing for Time? Mentioned

The conclusion of SEBI’s investigation and the release of its results to the public may be a crucial turning point in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.