Sunday, February 21, 2016

Patriot or traitor: Dark choice for Indian journalists (Video)



We look at a sedition case that has sparked violence against the media; plus, Donald Trump, speaking the unspeakable.
In the latest battle over freedom of expression in India, journalists have marched on the country's Supreme Court for protection from violent nationalist groups backing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.

Some 800 journalists presented a petition to the Supreme Court in New Delhi this week demanding protection as well as an investigation into recent attacks against reporters.

The protest rally came after Kanhaiya Kumar, a PhD student at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, was arrested on sedition charges for organising a rally marking the anniversary of the execution of a Muslim Kashmiri leader.

A student faction linked to Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused Kumar of using anti-Indian slogans during the demonstration.

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