NewsClick Will go on, no Doubt About it: Prabir Purkayastha
On October 3, 2023, NewsClick's editors, employees, and others associated with the organisation woke up to the early morning knock by the Delhi Police Special Cell teams. The police orchestrated widespread raids, which resulted in the arrest of NewsClick's editor-in-chief, Prabir Purkayastha, under various sections of the anti-terror law, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. On May 15, 2024, the Supreme Court pronounced the arrest as 'void' and ordered the release of Prabir Purkayastha. Watch this exclusive conversation between senior journalist Abhisar Sharma and Prabir Purkayastha about the seven months in jail, the status of press freedom and democracy in India, among other things.
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