India police search journalists’ homes and offices in the country’s latest raids on media
1 year, 2 months ago

India police search journalists’ homes and offices in the country’s latest raids on media

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Indian police raided the offices of a news website that’s under investigation for allegedly receiving funds from China, as well as the homes of several of its journalists, in what critics described as an attack on one of India’s few remaining independent news outlets. Indian authorities registered a case against the site and its journalists on Aug. 17, weeks after a New York Times report alleged that the website had received funds from an American millionaire who, the Times wrote, has funded the spread of “Chinese propaganda.” NewsClick has denied the charges. Delhi police did not immediately respond for a comment, but India’s junior minister for information and broadcasting, Anurag Thakur, told reporters that “if anyone has committed anything wrong, search agencies are free to carry out investigations against them.” In August, Thakur accused NewsClick of spreading an “anti-India agenda,” citing the New York Times, and of working with the opposition Indian National Congress party. Reporters Without Borders, an advocacy group for journalists, ranked the country 161st in its press freedom rankings this year, writing that the situation in the country has deteriorated from “problematic” to “very bad.” The Press Club of India said it was “deeply concerned about the multiple raids conducted on the houses of journalists and writers associated with NewsClick.” “The PCI stand in solidarity with the journalists and demands the government to come out with details,” it wrote in a statement on X.

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I was doing my job as a journalist in India. Modi's government didn’t like it
6 months, 1 week ago

I was doing my job as a journalist in India. Modi's government didn’t like it

ABC  

It was supposed to be an innocuous catch-up with representatives from Narendra Modi's party, the BJP, to touch base about the ABC's coverage plans for the Indian election. French journalist Vanessa Dougnac — believed to be India's longest-serving foreign correspondent — had to leave this year because her permanent residency was revoked Al Jazeera said its correspondent was not given …

NewsClick UAPA case: Delhi Police brings 8000-page chargesheet copy in a trunk; watch video
8 months, 3 weeks ago

NewsClick UAPA case: Delhi Police brings 8000-page chargesheet copy in a trunk; watch video

Live Mint  

NewsClick UAPA case: The Special Cell of Delhi Police will shortly file a chargesheet against the news portal NewsClick in Delhi's Patiala House court. A Delhi court earlier granted 10 more days to police for the completion of the investigation against NewsClick founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha. The judicial custody of NewsClick's HR department head Amit Chakravarty, the accused-turned-approver, was …

NewsClick case: Delhi Court extends editor, HR's Judicial custody till February 17
10 months, 3 weeks ago

NewsClick case: Delhi Court extends editor, HR's Judicial custody till February 17

New Indian Express  

Later, they were sent to judicial custody on October 10 for ten days, which was extended to five more days and then to police custody for nine days. Earlier, Purkayastha’s counsel had vehemently denied the police charges, asking how his client, as a journalist doing a critical or impartial act of journalism about the government, could indulge in unlawful activities. …

Court Allows NewsClick HR Head Amit Chakravarty to Turn Approver in UAPA Case
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Court Allows NewsClick HR Head Amit Chakravarty to Turn Approver in UAPA Case

News 18  

A Delhi court has allowed NewsClick’s human resources department chief Amit Chakravarty to turn an approver in the case lodged against the news portal under anti-terror law UAPA over allegations that it received money to spread pro-China propaganda, court sources said on Tuesday. Special Judge Hardeep Kaur pardoned Chakravarty, arrested in the case, on an application he moved recently seeking …

Frontline On Air | Assault on NewsClick marks the lowest point for media freedom in India since Emergency
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Frontline On Air | Assault on NewsClick marks the lowest point for media freedom in India since Emergency

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 02, 2024 12:47 IST - 1 MIN READ The vicious and sweeping Delhi Police raids on the offices of NewsClick and the residences of virtually anyone associated with it; the indiscriminate seizure of the electronic devices of journalists and other employees without “any adherence to due process such as the provision of seizure memos, hash values of …

Newsclick HR head moves court asking to be approver, says he has material evidence against Prabir Purkayastha
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Newsclick HR head moves court asking to be approver, says he has material evidence against Prabir Purkayastha

Op India  

On 25th December, Amit Chakravarty, the Head of Human Resources at the online portal Newsclick, filed a plea in a Delhi court to become an approver in a case lodged under the stringent Unlawful Activities Act against Newsclick and its founder. It is alleged that the news portal “received foreign funds from Chinese agents to spread anti-India propaganda, disrupt India’s …

Crackdown on NewsClick signals erosion of democratic values
1 year, 2 months ago

Crackdown on NewsClick signals erosion of democratic values

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 17, 2023 22:11 IST - 13 MINS READ On October 3, at around 6:30 am, there was a knock at the door of a 27-year-old reporter’s home in north Delhi. When he confirmed it, the reporter told Frontline that the ASI then said: “Aren’t you ashamed of working for China?”” The reporter, who joined NewsClick barely two …

The assault on NewsClick marks the lowest point for media freedom in India since Emergency
1 year, 2 months ago

The assault on NewsClick marks the lowest point for media freedom in India since Emergency

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 16, 2023 17:26 IST - 11 MINS READ The vicious and sweeping Delhi Police raids on the offices of NewsClick and the residences of virtually anyone associated with it; the indiscriminate seizure of the electronic devices of journalists and other employees without “any adherence to due process such as the provision of seizure memos, hash values of …

NewsClick founder Purkayastha, HR head Chakravarty sent to 10-day judicial custody
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick founder Purkayastha, HR head Chakravarty sent to 10-day judicial custody

New Indian Express  

The counsel argued that all the journalistic works of his client are in the public domain. He submitted that there is no allegation that they "used bombs, dynamite or any other explosive substance," as there is a requirement of a 'terrorist act' under 16, 17 and 18 of the UAPA act. Khurana also argued that not a penny has come …

The silence around the state’s seizure of India’s press
1 year, 2 months ago

The silence around the state’s seizure of India’s press

The Hindu  

Over 50 years ago, the Supreme Court of India ruled that during an Emergency proclamation, individuals could not challenge illegal detentions. Tanishka Sodhi’s data from NewsLaundry shows that by May 2023, 44 media entities and journalists faced scrutiny from investigative and tax agencies over the previous five years. The Karnataka High Court, in the Virendra Khanna vs State of Karnataka …

‘Not a penny has come from China’: NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha tells Delhi HC
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Not a penny has come from China’: NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha tells Delhi HC

Firstpost  

A total of 46 journalists and contributors to NewsClick were questioned on Tuesday and their mobile phones and other electronic gadgets seized. Police also sealed NewsClick’s office in Delhi NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, arrested in a case lodged under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities Act for allegedly receiving money to spread pro-China propaganda, told the Delhi High Court on Monday …

NewsClick rejects allegations in Delhi Police FIR, claims attempt to muzzle 'free and independent' press
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick rejects allegations in Delhi Police FIR, claims attempt to muzzle 'free and independent' press

India TV News  

The NewsClick, which is under the Delhi Police scanner for allegedly receiving funds from China, has outrightly rejected the allegations as untenable and bogus claiming that the action initiated by the authorities are “a blatant attempt to muzzle the free and independent press in India”. The Delhi Police has alleged in its FIR filed under anti-terror law UAPA against NewsClick …

NewsClick rejects allegations levelled in FIR against it as untenable, bogus
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick rejects allegations levelled in FIR against it as untenable, bogus

India Today  

The NewsClick portal has rejected as untenable and bogus allegations levelled in a Delhi Police FIR against it, and said the proceedings initiated are "nothing but a blatant attempt to muzzle the free and independent press in India". In an FIR filed under the anti-terror law UAPA against NewsClick, the Delhi Police has alleged a large sum of funds came …

Strictly followed all aspects of Indian law, says NewsClick investor
1 year, 2 months ago

Strictly followed all aspects of Indian law, says NewsClick investor

The Hindu  

Worldwide Media Holdings, the investor in NewsClick, on Friday said it “strictly followed all aspects of Indian law” before investing in the news portal in 2018 and that false allegations continued to circulate despite all the facts WMH had given to the Indian authorities. Mr. Pfecher said he is the manager of PSF that wholly owns and operates WMH, a …

Afternoon briefing: NewsClick editor moves Delhi HC, ED summons Sanjay Singh's associates; and all the latest news
1 year, 2 months ago

Afternoon briefing: NewsClick editor moves Delhi HC, ED summons Sanjay Singh's associates; and all the latest news

Hindustan Times  

NewsClick editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha and human resources head Amit Chakravarty have moved the Delhi High Court to quash an FIR registered by the Delhi Police’s special cell under the Unlawful Activities Act. Dig Deeper The Enforcement Directorate has summoned three associates of AAP MP Sanjay Singh - Vivek Tyagi, Sarvesh Mishra, and Kanwarbir Singh - in connection with the Delhi …

Civil society groups protest against raids on journalists in Delhi
1 year, 2 months ago

Civil society groups protest against raids on journalists in Delhi

The Hindu  

Several prominent citizens and civil society organisations protested against the raids on journalists associated with the online news portal NewsClick and the arrest of its editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha by the Delhi police, at Freedom Park in the city on Thursday. Avani Chokshi, a lawyer representing the All-India Lawyers Association for Justice, said that instead of working towards realising the vision …

'Working under threat...': Press bodies write to Chief Justice on NewsClick raids
1 year, 2 months ago

'Working under threat...': Press bodies write to Chief Justice on NewsClick raids

India Today  

Prominent journalist bodies sought the intervention of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud in the matter of recent police raids on the houses of journalists and seizure of their devices. The letter addressed to the CJI has been signed by organizations including the Digipub News India Foundation, Indian Women's Press Corps, and the Press Club of India, among others. …

NewsClick founder conspired to peddle narrative that Kashmir, Arunachal are disputed territories, say police
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick founder conspired to peddle narrative that Kashmir, Arunachal are disputed territories, say police

India TV News  

Arrested NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha allegedly conspired to peddle the narrative that Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh are disputed territories, the Delhi Police said. "Secret inputs revealed that Purkayastha, Neville Roy Singham and some other Chinese employees of Singham-owned Shanghai-based company have exchanged mails which expose their intent to show Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh as not part of India," the Delhi …

Undeclared Emergency: The Hindu Editorial on the arrests in the Newsclick case
1 year, 2 months ago

Undeclared Emergency: The Hindu Editorial on the arrests in the Newsclick case

The Hindu  

Even for a government that has shown itself to be intolerant of critical journalism, the actions by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led regime on the news website NewsClick smack of extreme vendetta and brazen harassment. The government has, thus far, disclosed no specific allegation on what exactly merited the arrest of the site’s Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha and another person under the …

BJP seeking to cripple free media in India, says Vaiko
1 year, 2 months ago

BJP seeking to cripple free media in India, says Vaiko

The Hindu  

MDMK general secretary Vaiko on Wednesday charged that the arrest of Prabir Purkayastha, the founder and Editor-in-Chief of NewsClick and the raids in the houses of journalists working for the news portal was an attempt at crippling the free media in the country. In a statement in Chennai, he said the BJP government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was …

NewsClick raids | Media bodies write to CJI, call for norms on interrogation of journalists
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick raids | Media bodies write to CJI, call for norms on interrogation of journalists

The Hindu  

Over a dozen media bodies on Wednesday sought Chief Justice of India D.Y. In a letter to the Chief Justice, the media organisations urged the courts to consider framing norms to discourage the seizure of journalists’ phones and laptops on a “whim”; and to develop guidelines for the interrogation of journalists and for seizures from them, to ensure that “these …

’Cannot be considered acceptable...’: Media writes to CJI after NewsClick raids
1 year, 2 months ago

’Cannot be considered acceptable...’: Media writes to CJI after NewsClick raids

Live Mint  

Journalists from across the country led protests against the Delhi Police crackdown on NewsClick on Wednesday. Prominent media groups also penned a joint letter to Chief Justice DY Chandrachud calling for the apex court to take ‘cognisance and intervene’ of the matter. Founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakravarty were arrested on Tuesday evening following raids at more than …

Delhi Police’s probe into NewsClick began before NYT report: Case timeline
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi Police’s probe into NewsClick began before NYT report: Case timeline

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested Prabir Purkayastha and Amit Chakravarty, the founder and the human resources department head, respectively, of online portal NewsClick following raids across five cities over allegations of irregularities in the website’s cashbooks and foreign funding. Here’s a look at the timeline of the events: The raids and the arrests On Tuesday, at least 400 police …

Indian police arrest a news site’s editor and administrator after raiding homes of journalists
1 year, 2 months ago

Indian police arrest a news site’s editor and administrator after raiding homes of journalists

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — 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. Indian authorities brought a case against the site and its journalists on Aug. 17, weeks after …

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, HR head sent to seven-day police custody
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, HR head sent to seven-day police custody

The Hindu  

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakravarty, arrested in a case filed under the anti-terror law UAPA following allegations the portal received money for pro-China propaganda, were sent to seven days of police remand, officials said on October 4. Police on Tuesday searched for more than 30 locations, questioned several journalists in connection with the case and arrested …

Can’t comment on NewsClick’s China link, respect media freedom: US
1 year, 2 months ago

Can’t comment on NewsClick’s China link, respect media freedom: US

Hindustan Times  

The US government has seen reports of NewsClick’s alleged links to China and is aware of concerns around it though it can’t independently comment on the veracity of those claims. But, as a general principle, the US continues to urge Indian government as well other governments across the world to respect the human rights of journalists, including freedom of expression …

What is NewsClick? A look at India’s media crackdown
1 year, 2 months ago

What is NewsClick? A look at India’s media crackdown

Al Jazeera  

The raid on NewsClick has raised international concerns about the media in India, where press freedom has plummeted. Police in India have carried out raids against dozens of reporters, drawing outrage from journalists and rights groups over a growing crackdown on the media under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. In 2021, India’s domestic law enforcement agency, the Enforcement Directorate, launched …

Those linked to NewsClick to get notices under anti-terror law: Sources
1 year, 2 months ago

Those linked to NewsClick to get notices under anti-terror law: Sources

India Today  

Delhi Police plans to issue notices to individuals associated with online news portal NewsClick, sources told India Today TV. Delhi Police on Tuesday searched for more than 30 locations and questioned several journalists associated with NewsClick in connection with the case. Delhi Police inquired about the financial transactions between the individuals and Newsclick, the nature of work conducted for the …

Police did not show FIR, nor informed about particulars of offences: NewsClick
1 year, 2 months ago

Police did not show FIR, nor informed about particulars of offences: NewsClick

India Today  

The Delhi Police did not provide an FIR when it conducted raids on the NewsClick premises and the homes of several journalists and employees linked to it, said the online news portal on Wednesday. "What we have been able to gather is that Newsclick stands accused of offences under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, for purportedly carrying Chinese propaganda on …

NewsClick founder among 2 held as journalists raided
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick founder among 2 held as journalists raided

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested the founder and the head of the human resources department of online portal NewsClickafter sweeping raids across five cities over allegations of irregularities in the website’s cashbooks and foreign funding. Delhi Police Special cell detained founder and editor-in-chief of NewsClick Prabir Purkayastha from his office, on Tuesday A Delhi Police spokesperson said NewsClick founder …

Judicial interventions in ongoing cases against NewsClick: A timeline of events
1 year, 2 months ago

Judicial interventions in ongoing cases against NewsClick: A timeline of events

The Hindu  

The Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Tuesday arrested NewsClick founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha and the news portal’s human resources head Amit Chakravarty in connection with its investigation into a case filed under the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967. July 7, 2021: Delhi HC grants interim protection to NewsClick founder till August 5 in foreign funding case The Delhi High Court …

NewsClick office sealed by Delhi Police special cell after day-long raids over China funds case
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick office sealed by Delhi Police special cell after day-long raids over China funds case

Op India  

After conducting extensive raids on around 30 locations related to NewsClick and people associated with it, the special cell of Delhi Police sealed the main office premises of the Leftist news portal on Tuesday, 3rd October. Delhi Police Special Cell officials seal the office of 'NewsClick' in Delhi. Meanwhile, in Mumbai, teams of the Delhi Police special cell & Mumbai …

BJP govt. should stop attacking the media to distract attention from its failures: INDIA
1 year, 2 months ago

BJP govt. should stop attacking the media to distract attention from its failures: INDIA

The Hindu  

Strongly condemning the early morning raids on journalists linked to online news portal NewsClick, the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance on Tuesday said the BJP government should focus on genuine issues concerning the nation and stop attacking the media to distract attention from its failures. “In the national interest, it would behove the BJP government to focus on genuine issues …

Congress alleges NewsClick raids ‘distraction from explosive findings of Bihar caste survey’
1 year, 2 months ago

Congress alleges NewsClick raids ‘distraction from explosive findings of Bihar caste survey’

The Hindu  

The Congress on Tuesday alleged that the raids on contributing journalists at NewsClick was a "fresh distraction" from the "explosive" findings of the caste survey in Bihar and the growing demand for a caste census across the country. Delhi Police's Special Cell on Tuesday morning conducted raids at 30 premises connected with online portal NewsClick as well as its journalists' …

NewsClick Scandal: House of Sitaram Yechury also raided by Delhi Police, here is what he said
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick Scandal: House of Sitaram Yechury also raided by Delhi Police, here is what he said

Op India  

In connection with the continuing police crackdown on the news website NewsClick, the Delhi Police Special Cell also searched the residence of CPI general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday, October 3. Delhi Police searched senior CPM leader Sitaram Yechury's residence over suspected Chinese fund to #NewsClick. The Delhi Police Special Cell has filed a fresh case against the news portal …

Raid on NewsClick: Anurag Thakur reacts; Opposition questions Delhi Police
1 year, 2 months ago

Raid on NewsClick: Anurag Thakur reacts; Opposition questions Delhi Police

Hindustan Times  

Several opposition parties hit out at the government after Delhi Police's special cell on Tuesday morning conducted raids on the premises of online portal NewsClick and its journalists. A senior police officer arrives at the office of NewsClick at Sainik Farm during raids by Delhi Police's Special Cell on its premises in New Delhi on Tuesday. Delhi Police is conducting …

As Abhisar Sharma gets raided, here is what his link to China-funded NewsClick was and what ED had said about the portal’s funding
1 year, 2 months ago

As Abhisar Sharma gets raided, here is what his link to China-funded NewsClick was and what ED had said about the portal’s funding

Op India  

On Tuesday, October 3, Delhi Police raided several locations in connection with the online portal NewsClick. Abhisar Sharma peddling anti-India narrative through NewsClick ‘Journalist’ Abhisar Sharma whose premise was raided by the Delhi Police this morning is known for spreading fake news and peddling anti-India narrative. Purkayastha is the owner.” BJP MP Nishikant Dubey raises the issue of Chinese financing …

Delhi Police raids NewsClick: Fresh case lodged under UAPA, Abhisar Sharma, Urmilesh and others under probe, laptops and phones taken away
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi Police raids NewsClick: Fresh case lodged under UAPA, Abhisar Sharma, Urmilesh and others under probe, laptops and phones taken away

Op India  

After raids by the Delhi Police early on Tuesday, 3rd October, news has surfaced that Abhisar Sharma, Urmilesh, former NDTV Managing Editor Aunindyo Chakraborty, and others have been detained, in the case related to foreign funding from China. — Pramod Kumar Singh October 3, 2023 As per some reports, multiple journalists related to NewsClick have been detained by the Delhi …

NewsClick Raids: Delhi Police Arrests 2, Including Editor-in-Chief, in UAPA Case
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick Raids: Delhi Police Arrests 2, Including Editor-in-Chief, in UAPA Case

The Quint  

Do your bit to support our journalism. The Delhi Police on Tuesday, 3 October, arrested two persons after conducting raids at over 30 locations, including homes of journalists, in connection with a probe into the funding of news portal NewsClick. The arrested persons include NewsClick Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkaystha and Human Resources chief Amit Chakravarty. The raids reportedly took place at …

Delhi Police seals NewsClick office following raids
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi Police seals NewsClick office following raids

The Hindu  

The Delhi Police has sealed the office of news portal NewsClick in connection with its probe into a case filed under the anti-terror law UAPA following allegations that it received money for pro-China propaganda. #WATCH | Founder and Editor-in-Chief of NewsClick Prabir Purkayastha brought to Delhi Police Special Cell office. #WATCH | Delhi: On Delhi Police conducting raids at different …

NewsClick editor arrested in India after raids over alleged foreign funding
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick editor arrested in India after raids over alleged foreign funding

Al Jazeera  

Website’s founder Prabir Purkayastha and another staff arrested following raids over allegations of receiving foreign money for pro-China propaganda. “A special investigations team launched a search operation to identify all those individuals who were possibly getting funds from overseas to run a media group with the main agenda of spreading foreign propaganda,” said a home ministry official overseeing the raids …

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha arrested under UAPA in foreign funding case
1 year, 2 months ago

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha arrested under UAPA in foreign funding case

India TV News  

Prabir Purkayastha, founder of digital news website NewsClick was arrested along with Amit Chakravarty, who is the HR head of the company, under anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities Act, officials said on Tuesday. Delhi Police raids The police action comes days after a New York Times investigation alleged that NewsClick had received funding from a newwork propagating the Chinese propaganda. Earlier …

'When it's out of syllabus…': On NewsClick raids, Congress's veiled dig at PM
1 year, 2 months ago

'When it's out of syllabus…': On NewsClick raids, Congress's veiled dig at PM

India Today  

The homes of several journalists and employees linked to online portal NewsClick were raided by the Delhi Police this morning amid its alleged Chinese links. Reacting to the development, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged that the early morning raids on contributing journalists at Newsclick comes as a “fresh distraction from the explosive findings of caste census in Bihar and the …

Delhi Police raids 30 locations linked to NewsClick in money laundering case, Teesta Setalvad's house searched
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi Police raids 30 locations linked to NewsClick in money laundering case, Teesta Setalvad's house searched

India TV News  

The Special Cell of Delhi Police carried out raids in 30 locations linked to digital news website NewsClick and some journalists associated with the media company on Tuesday. Delhi Police sources said the raids, which started early Tuesday morning, are based on a case registered in August under UAPA and other sections of IPC, including Section 153A, 120B. In 2021, …

Concerned Over Targeted Campaign Against Newsclick: PCI, Press Association, DUJ and IWPC
1 year, 4 months ago

Concerned Over Targeted Campaign Against Newsclick: PCI, Press Association, DUJ and IWPC

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 09, 2023 19:29 IST - 2 MINS READ The Press Club of India, Press Association, Delhi Union of Journalists, and Indian Women’s Press Corps have expressed deep concern over the ongoing targeted campaign against the news web portal Newsclick and its founders. “While Newsclick, like other media outlets, critically examines government actions, this does not render it …

NewsClick was probed by Enforcement Directorate 2 years before China-link report
1 year, 4 months ago

NewsClick was probed by Enforcement Directorate 2 years before China-link report

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate began investigating New-Delhi based NewsClick over foreign funding in 2021, well before a New York Times investigative report last week revealed the news portal’s alleged Chinese links. The ED Investigation revealed that Prabir Purkayastha, the Director of Newsclick, had known Navielle Roy Singham of Worldwide Media Holdings LLC since 2017. Based on seized digital evidence, it was …

CPJ urges US to press India’s Modi on media freedom during visit
1 year, 6 months ago

CPJ urges US to press India’s Modi on media freedom during visit

Al Jazeera  

The Committee to Protect Journalists says it expects the US to make India’s media crackdown ‘a core element of discussions’. A prominent press watchdog says the United States government should urge Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to end what it called a crackdown on media as it demanded the release of six journalists “arbitrarily detained in retaliation for their work”. …

Media raids and breaking the silence on press freedom
1 year, 9 months ago

Media raids and breaking the silence on press freedom

The Hindu  

On February 14, 2023, the Income Tax Department carried out a “survey action” on the offices of the British Broadcasting Corporation in New Delhi and Mumbai. Even those who may favour the tax survey will confess that the tax scrutiny is a natural outcome of the BBC’s two-part documentary series, “India: The Modi Question”, which the BBC released on January …

India accuses BBC of tax evasion after searching offices
1 year, 10 months ago

India accuses BBC of tax evasion after searching offices

Al Jazeera  

Critics questioned the timing of the searches, which came after BBC aired show critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Without naming the BBC, the Central Board of Direct Taxes said on Friday in its first official statement since completing the office inspections that its “survey revealed that despite substantial consumption of content in various Indian languages, the income/profits shown by …

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