NewsClick: Marathon ED Raid, Malicious Leaks and Sarkari Smear Campaign on Independent Media
Rather than helping the government in its agenda, those who value media freedom have a responsibility to ensure that the smear campaign and coercion are resisted and not allowed to become the new norm.
Media13/Feb/2021
The Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s raid on NewsClick.in began on the morning of February 9 and four days later is still continuing â with its editor-in-chief Prabir Prakayastha and his partner Githa Hariharan, aged 73 and 67 years old respectively, still confined to their home and held virtually incommunicado for over 96 hours
Prabir Purakayastha, is a renowned scientist, well-known for his integrity and courage. Anyone who knows him would have heard him speaking proudly: âI was once a guest of the former Prime Minister â Indira Gandhiâ. Gyan Prakashâs