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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Pratap Chakravarty

India's press freedom under scrutiny after police raids on journalists

Protesters at a candlelight vigil outside the Mumbai Press Club on 5 October 2023, to condemn the recent arrest of several Indian journalists accused of accepting illicit Chinese funding. © AFP / INDRANIL MUKHERJEE

New Delhi – The editor of an Indian news website stands accused of taking shady funds to promote pro-China propaganda in a case that has seen police interrogate dozens of journalists. But observers warn that the allegations are merely an excuse to intimidate the media.

The founder and editor-in-chief of online news channel NewsClick, Prabir Purkayastha, was ordered to remain in custody on Friday until at least 25 October, along with the site's head of human resources Amit Chakraborty.

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