‘Worst time for journalism in India’: Outrage at Press Club protest over NewsClick searches
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“Free the press”; “stop harassing Indian media”; “say no to persecution of the media”. These were jottings on several posters and banners as the clock ticked past 4 pm, and journalists, academics, writers and activists began to fill the courtyard at the Press Club of India in Lutyens’ Delhi.
It was a public meeting to protest against the police action against NewsClick. Journalists had initially planned a march to Jantar Mantar but permission was denied. Several prominent names were in attendance at the Press Club, including historian Ramachandra Guha, writer Arundhati Roy, RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha, and activists Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan.
Hours before the protest began, NewsClick had issued a statement to condemn the police action. The same day, 16 press associations, including the Press Club of India, also sent out a letter to the Chief Justice of India, asking for the courts to consider three points: the framing of norms to discourage the seizure of journalists’ devices; guidelines for seizures and the interrogation of journalists; and finding ways to ensure accountability of state agencies.
Kicking off the protest at the club’s premises, PCI president Gautam Lahiri termed it a long battle.
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“Free the press”; “stop harassing Indian media”; “say no to persecution of the media”. These were jottings on several posters and banners as the clock ticked past 4 pm, and journalists, academics, writers and activists began to fill the courtyard at the Press Club of India in Lutyens’ Delhi.
It was a public meeting to protest against the police action against NewsClick. Journalists had initially planned a march to Jantar Mantar but permission was denied. Several prominent names were in attendance at the Press Club, including historian Ramachandra Guha, writer Arundhati Roy, RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha, and activists Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan.
Hours before the protest began, NewsClick had issued a statement to condemn the police action. The same day, 16 press associations, including the Press Club of India, also sent out a letter to the Chief Justice of India, asking for the courts to consider three points: the framing of norms to discourage the seizure of journalists’ devices; guidelines for seizures and the interrogation of journalists; and finding ways to ensure accountability of state agencies.
Kicking off the protest at the club’s premises, PCI president Gautam Lahiri termed it a long battle.
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