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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Germany tells India to stop jailing journalists, reminds it that it is ‘the world’s largest democracy’

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Germany has expressed concerns over the arbitrary arrest of Indian journalist Mohammed Zubair, reminding New Delhi of the importance of freedom of the press in a democracy.

German foreign ministry spokesman Christian Wagner on Wednesday said Berlin was aware of “this specific case” and added that its embassy in New Delhi was “monitoring it very closely”.

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