43 Journalists Detained, Several Assaulted, While Covering Protests Against CEC: CPJ
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43 journalists detained, several assaulted, while covering protests against CEC: CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists said police detained journalists even after the Supreme Court secured assurances from the Solicitor-General that the press would not be impeded, with several reporting being struck or hit
Some media reported beatings, as well as confiscated or damaged equipment.
New Delhi: Police have detained 43 journalists while reporting on the ongoing protests against vote rigging. 39 were detained in Delhi alone. Many of them were beaten up by the police...
SC seeks replies from CEC, others on plea filed by Rahul Gandhi, opposition leaders
The apex court was hearing a plea which claimed that several journalists, including women media professionals, were assaulted and treated badly by the police while covering the protests in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
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