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Oct 26, 2026

Cyberspies warn of chaos ahead

Oct 26 · 1 Mention

Rachel ClaytonCORRESPONDENT

14:52

But videos of journalists being detained show them holding out their press IDs to authorities.

Rachel ClaytonCORRESPONDENT

14:58

Manisha Pandey is the editor-in-chief at News Laundry, a digital news organization known for media critique.

Rachel ClaytonCORRESPONDENT

15:04

Three of her reporters were detained at the protests.

Manisha PandeySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER

15:08

There seems to be no method to segregate people who may genuinely be coming in the way of police work.

Key developments in protests and crackdown in Delhi | South Central 98

Oct 23 · 2 Mentions

Dhanya RajendranHOST

0:53

So I was worried.

Dhanya RajendranHOST

0:54

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Dhanya RajendranHOST

1:04

South Central.

Dhanya RajendranHOST

1:05

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Apar GuptaGUEST

27:50

And I'm glad that also in some weird way, we are getting to talk about these things, about the criminal law, about the police, which enforces the criminal law and about our courts much more openly.

Apar GuptaGUEST

28:03

And many young people are questioning, does it actually serve us? Do we actually feel safer?

Dhanya RajendranHOST

28:09

The report that you were talking about was by Aastha Savyasachi News Laundry Apar, where she spoke to 24 people whose phones were taken away.

Dhanya RajendranHOST

28:18

And the police coolly said, no, no, we didn't take away.

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Oct 13 · 1 Mention

speaker_0HOST

16:35

And the fallout of that friction is a severe crackdown on the press.

speaker_0HOST

16:39

Journalists covering these protests, like Anmal Preetam from the outlet News Laundry, were detained.

speaker_0HOST

16:45

Police seized phones and confiscated equipment to stifle real-time coverage.

speaker_1HOST

16:49

Yeah, and Reporters Without Borders noted that India has dropped to 157th out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index.