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Report flags abuse of economic charges to silence media

October 27, 2024 admin

Significantly, the report notes that governments find financial crimes rather effective “in silencing media and journalists as they do not require the need for a link to content produced and are not subject to the same international scrutiny as laws explicitly targeting media.” Image for representation. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A new report from…

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Supreme Court Orders Immediate Release Of NewsClick Founder Prabir Purkayastha

May 15, 2024 admin

Prabir Purkayastha was arrested on October 3 last under the UAPA law. (File) New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ordered the release of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, declaring that his arrest by the Delhi Police under the anti-terror law was illegal. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta today said the remand copy…

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8,000-Page Chargesheet Filed In NewsClick Case, Founder Prabir Purkayastha Named As Accused

March 30, 2024 admin

Mr Purkayastha was arrested in October last year. New Delhi:: The Delhi Police on Saturday filed its first chargesheet, spread across about 8,000 pages, in the UAPA case against NewsClick and its founder Prabir Purkayastha for allegedly pushing Chinese propaganda, naming him and the firm owning the portal as accused. The final report was filed…

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NewsClick Founder Prabir Purkayastha, Head HR Amit Chakravarty Sent To 10-Day Judicial Custody

October 10, 2023 admin

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha has been arrested in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA New Delhi: Delhi court Tuesday sent to 10-day judicial custody NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and human resources department head Amit Chakravarty, arrested in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA over allegations that the news portal received money to spread…

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NewsClick Founder Prabir Purkayastha, Human Resources Head Amit Chakravarty Sent To 7-Day Police Custody

October 4, 2023 admin

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha has been arrested under anti-terror law. New Delhi: A day after the arrest of two people, including the founder and Editor-in-Chief of NewsClick, Prabir Purkayastha and Human Resources Head Amit Chakravarty were sent to seven days of police remand on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the Delhi Police arrested two persons including founder…

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US After India Arrests Journalist For Ties With China Says Aware, But

October 4, 2023 admin

NewsClick Raids: The searches were conducted by officers from Special Cell of Delhi Police. Washington: The United States has seen reports about the alleged ties of an Indian media outlet, which was raided by officials a day earlier, with China but cannot comment on the veracity of the claims, an official said. We have seen…

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