
The Editors Guild of India on Thursday demanded the immediate release of local journalist Kishore Ram following his arrest by Uttarakhand police. In a statement, the group said it was “deeply disturbed” by the arrest and also urged the state administration not to use laws as “tools of intimidation” against journalists.
The Editors Guild of India is deeply disturbed by the arrest of Kishore Ram, a journalist working for the portal Janjwar. EGI demands his immediate release and urges the state administration to not use penal laws as tools of intimidation against journalist right to report. pic.twitter.com/uMJwMQJqj0
— Editors Guild of India (@IndEditorsGuild) March 3, 2022