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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Political parties, scribes across India protest over NewsClick row

IN PHOTOS: Political parties, scribes across India protest over NewsClick row

Updated On: 05 October, 2023 10:05 PM IST | Sanjana Deshpande

Several media organisations and political parties across India organised protests to condemn wrongful arrest and detention of scribes attached to NewsClick. Pics/PTI & Atul Kamble

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Several media organisations and political parties across India organised protests to condemn wrongful arrest and detention of scribes attached to NewsClick. Pics/PTI & Atul Kamble

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Several media organisations and political parties across India organised protests to condemn wrongful arrest and detention of scribes attached to NewsClick. Pics/PTI & Atul Kamble
<p>In Mumbai, media organisations united for a candlelight vigil in support of NewsClick journalists and it was held at the Mumbai Press Club premises.</p>

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In Mumbai, media organisations united for a candlelight vigil in support of NewsClick journalists and it was held at the Mumbai Press Club premises.

<p>Similarly, journalists in Kolkata gathered at the Kolkata Press Club to condemn the crackdown on NewsClick. &nbsp;</p>

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Similarly, journalists in Kolkata gathered at the Kolkata Press Club to condemn the crackdown on NewsClick.  

<p>In the southern city of Hyderabad, journalists took out a rally as well and held banners in support of the scribes who were arrested or detained.</p>

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In the southern city of Hyderabad, journalists took out a rally as well and held banners in support of the scribes who were arrested or detained.

<p>Apart from media organisations, political parties too held protests. On October 4, Nationalist Congress Party workers led by Jitendra Awhad staged a demonstration in Thane against the crackdown.</p>

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Apart from media organisations, political parties too held protests. On October 4, Nationalist Congress Party workers led by Jitendra Awhad staged a demonstration in Thane against the crackdown.

<p>Meanwhile, in Kolkata, CPI(M-L) and SUCI (Communist) held protests condemning the Union government over crackdown on Press.</p>

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Meanwhile, in Kolkata, CPI(M-L) and SUCI (Communist) held protests condemning the Union government over crackdown on Press.

<p>Delhi Police&rsquo;s special cell on Tuesday raided residences of all scribes associated with NewsClick, seized their phones and laptops for probe into alleged foreign funding.</p>

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Delhi Police’s special cell on Tuesday raided residences of all scribes associated with NewsClick, seized their phones and laptops for probe into alleged foreign funding.

<p>The Delhi Police had detained several journalists and later in the day arrested Prabir Purkayastha, founder of NewsClick and HR head Amit Chakravarty under UAPA.</p>

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The Delhi Police had detained several journalists and later in the day arrested Prabir Purkayastha, founder of NewsClick and HR head Amit Chakravarty under UAPA.

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