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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Aakash Hassan

Rana Ayyub, journalist and Modi critic, barred from leaving India

Rana Ayyub is a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government [Courtesy: Rana Ayyub]

New Delhi, India – A prominent Indian journalist and activist says she has been barred from boarding a flight to London where she was scheduled to address an event on targeting of journalists in the world’s largest democracy.

Rana Ayyub, a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government, was due to take the London flight on Tuesday and then to Italy to attend different events.

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