Media: Coverage
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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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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। |