ED levies ₹184-crore FEMA penalty on NewsClick and Prabir Purkayastha, alleging foreign exchange violations. Legal challenge likely as scrutiny intensifies. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/newsclick-ed-fema-penalty-foreign-funding-dmzv8r06?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #NewsClick #EnforcementDirectorate #FEMA #PrabirPurkayastha

I wish more independent Indian media houses & social movements have their presence in #Fediverse. That would help the #Indian diaspora to consider sticking to the Fediverse.

In the last 7 years of my presence in Fediverse there was only 1 exodus of #Indian and #Tamil diaspora into Fediverse. That too as a protest against #Twitter censorship.

Between the producer - consumer dilemma, the producer should always be the first.

@thewire #TheNewsMinute #Theekkathir #NewsClick #PeoplesDemocracy

Most Indian media (including the so-called Left/Liberal like TheWire/Quint/Scroll) shy away from calling the latest "Israeli"/US attack an act of terror or a war crime.
I found only NewsClick to have an unbiased coverage.

#india #IndianMediaExposed #thewire #thequint #scroll #newsclick #israel #IsraelWarCrimes #terrorism @palestine @indianewswatch

#NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha released on Supreme Court orders

#SupremeCourt delivered its verdict on Purkayastha's plea challenging the Delhi HC's October 13 2023 order dismissing his petition against arrest and subsequent police remand.
https://thesouthfirst.com/news/newsclick-founder-prabir-purkayastha-released-on-supreme-court-orders/

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha released on Supreme Court orders

Supreme Court delivered its verdict on Purkayastha's plea challenging the Delhi HC's October 13 2023 order dismissing his petition against arrest and subsequent police remand.

The SouthFirst
Delhi court directs Mr. Purkayastha to furnish bail bonds worth ₹1 lakh; bans him from contacting witnesses and approvers in case, talking about the merits of the case, travelling abroad without court’s permission
#NewsClick #MastIndia #MastodonIndians #India @mastodonindians
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/court-grants-bail-to-newsclick-founder-over-seven-months-after-invalid-arrest-conditions-imposed/article68179114.ece
Court grants bail to NewsClick founder over seven months after ‘invalid’ arrest; conditions imposed

Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to NewsClick founder and editor Prabir Purkayastha in an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) case.

The Hindu

Delhi HC Orders Release of Newsclick HR Head and Government Witness Amit Chakraborty

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma noted that the prosecution had already obtained Chakraborty's statement under provisions of the Criminal Code of Procedure and that Chakraborty was confined to a wheelchair due to a medical condition.

#DelhiHC #NewsClick #AmitChakraborty #NewsClickCase #dissent #PressFreedom #UAPA #DraconianLaws #NYT #india

https://thewire.in/law/delhi-high-court-order-newsclick-amit-chakraborty-release

Delhi HC Orders Release of Newsclick HR Head and Government Witness Amit Chakraborty

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma noted that the prosecution had already obtained Chakraborty's statement under provisions of the Criminal Code of Procedure and that Chakraborty was confined to a wheelchair due to a medical condition.

The Wire

#NewsClick case: Requisite sanction procured to prosecute Prabir Purkayastha under UAPA, police tell court

The prosecution said that the sanction documents had been filed as a part of a supplementary charge sheet in the case.
https://thesouthfirst.com/news/newsclick-case-requisite-sanction-procured-to-prosecute-prabir-purkayastha-under-uapa-police-tell-court/

NewsClick case: Requisite sanction procured to prosecute Prabir Purkayastha under UAPA, police tell court

The prosecution said that the sanction documents had been filed as a part of a supplementary charge sheet in the case.

The SouthFirst

NewsClick case in India: RSF and Guernica 37 Chambers call on the European Union to sanction Delhi police officers

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Guernica 37 Chambers call on the European Union to sanction four high-ranking officers of the Delhi police, responsible - directly or indirectly - for exactions against dozens of journalists working or having collaborated with the independent media NewsClick.

#NewsClickCase #NewsClick #PressFreedom #RSF #guernica37chambers #EU #DelhiPolice #dissent #UAPA #PrabirPurkayastha #AmitChakravarty #AdaniGroup #NarendraModi #adani #modi #india

https://rsf.org/en/newsclick-case-india-rsf-and-guernica-37-chambers-call-european-union-sanction-delhi-police

NewsClick case in India: RSF and Guernica 37 Chambers call on the European Union to sanction Delhi police officers

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Guernica 37 Chambers call on the European Union to sanction four high-ranking officers of the Delhi police, responsible - directly or indirectly - for exactions against dozens of journalists working or having collaborated with the independent media NewsClick.

#NewsClick Case: Delhi court extends judicial custody of Prabir Purkayastha, Amit Chakravarty

While Purkayastha is an accused in the case, former co-accused Chakravarty recently turned approver in the matter.
https://thesouthfirst.com/news/newsclick-case-delhi-court-extends-judicial-custody-of-prabir-purkayastha-amit-chakravarty/

NewsClick case: Delhi court extends judicial custody of Prabir Purkayastha, Amit Chakravarty

While Purkayastha is an accused in the case, former co-accused Chakravarty recently turned approver in the matter.

The South First

Wish for 2024: Freedom without fear

There is a sense that the judiciary will not intercede on behalf of those arrayed against the powers that be; liberty can be truly secured only if a party isn’t brought to power with an overwhelming majority, writes Ajaz Ashraf.

#PressFreedom #FreeSpeech #UAPA #UmarKhalid #DraconianLaws #ManishSisodia #AAP #DelhiLiquorScam #NewsClick #DelhiHC #authoritarianism #india

https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/wish-for-2024-freedom-without-fear-23327685