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UIN 31245
India: Press Freedom
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5 July 2022
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the arrest of journalist Mohammed Zubair in India, if she will discuss with her Indian counterpart the (a) protection of press freedoms and (b) safety of jo
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5 July 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the arrest of journalist Mohammed Zubair in India, if she will discuss with her Indian counterpart the (a) protection of press freedoms and (b) safety of jo
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12 July 2022
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We are aware of the arrest of Mohammed Zubair, a journalist and the co-founder of Alt News, and concerns around media freedom in India. The British High Commission in New Delhi continues to follow these events closely, while recognising that the Indian ju...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-05/31245
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1486517
- uk · wq-1486517 · source updated 12 July 2022