Amnesty International India on Tuesday said the arrest of Mohammed Zubair, a co-founder of the fact-checking website ALT News, by the Delhi Police was a violation of the right to freedom of expression and an abuse of power by the authorities.
Mr. Zubair was arrested on Monday for allegedly “hurting religious sentiments” and “promoting enmity” via a tweet he had posted in 2018.
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