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NUJ condemns Indian government over attacks on free speech after Newsclick raid
Protesting Indian farmers

BRITAIN’S National Union of Journalists (NUJ) condemned the recent raids on India’s Newsclick website today, warning of the dire situation of press freedom in India.

The union’s general secretary Michelle Stanistreet said the raids by India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED), which targeted some eight addresses including the editor and owner, were “totally unacceptable.”

Newsclick has been one of the news portals that has given positive coverage of farmers’ protests that have rocked India for the past few months.

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