India: Government raids BBC offices

Indian income tax authorities have raided BBC offices in India on February 14, allegedly investigating tax evasion charges against the media outlet following the banning of a documentary critical of PM Narendra Modi’s role in the 2002 Gujarat Riots. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Indian Journalists Union (IJU), in condemning the raid and urging the Indian government to stand by its purported commitment to press freedom and democracy.

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