Delhi Police Detain Journalists Covering New Delhi Voter-List Protests
Press freedom groups said more than 30 reporters were briefly detained and some were assaulted while covering protests over a voter-list revision.
- On October 10–12, Delhi Police detained nearly 30 journalists covering Cockroach Janta Party protests in New Delhi, seizing equipment and using force against reporters identifiable as press.
- The youth-led movement demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging authorities deleted more than 130 million voter names from electoral rolls since last year.
- Newslaundry reporter Anmol Pritam told Reuters, "I was dragged, my phone was snatched and I was forcefully detained along with my producer," while Delhi Police claimed protesters posed as journalists.
- Journalists gathered at the Press Club of India on Tuesday to condemn the detentions, with press bodies calling the police behavior a "blatant attack on the freedom of press."
- India now ranks 157th out of 180 countries in press freedom indices per Reporters Without Borders, as veteran journalist Rajdeep Sardesai warned of a "Delhi model" of suppression extending nationwide.
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Journalists accuse Indian police of suppressing press freedom during youth protests
Journalists and press freedom groups are accusing Indian police of obstructing reporters covering youth protests in New Delhi.
Anti-CEC protests: Police assaulting media professionals amounts to attack on their livelihood, say senior journalists
At a press conference in Press Club of India, several journalists narrate first-person accounts of assault and detention at the hands of the Delhi Police and demand safety of their livelihood
Kathmandu – More than 30 journalists were temporarily taken under police control while gathering news at the protest against voter roll amendment in India's capital New Delhi. After allegations of harassment and ill-treatment of journalists became public, journalists and organizations working in favor of press freedom have criticized the incident. To control the demonstration organized mainly by the youth against the controversial voter roll ame…
Journalists and press freedom groups have accused the Indian police of obstructing the work of reporters covering youth protests in New Delhi over the weekend, claiming dozens were arrested and assaulted while doing their work.
Reporters say Indian police detained ~36 journalists from the Indian Express and other outlets for hours while covering youth protests on October 10 and 11 (Reuters)
Reuters: Reporters say Indian police detained ~36 journalists from the Indian Express and other outlets for hours while covering youth protests on October 10 and 11 — Police used excessive and targeted force on journalists covering youth-led protests in India, local press groups …
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