Senior officers of the Delhi Police have been empowered by the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) to issue “takedown orders” to social media companies and other intermediaries. They have been given the power to remove what may be classified as “illegal content” under the Information Technology Act 2020.
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Samyukt Kisan Morcha opposes government’s attack on farmers’ protests
Report by correspondent of Mazdoor Ekta Committee
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), which had spearheaded the year-long farmers’ protest at the borders of Delhi through 2020-21, has expressed its strong opposition to the central government’s slanderous attack on the farmers’ protests, in the FIR filed against the media portal NewsClick on October 9, 2023. It has issued a strong statement criticising these attacks. The SKM has announced country-wide protests against the central government to condemn these attacks.
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Communist parties condemn attack on journalists
Communist and left parties organised a protest action at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on October 10 on this issue. The protest rally gave a powerful call to all the people of our country, to unitedly protest the brazen onslaught of the Central Government on democratic rights, freedom of expression and on the right to conscience.
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Protests against the attack on journalists and media
Journalists, teachers, students, lawyers and political activists have unitedly condemned the attack on journalists and the news portal NewsClick.
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Condemn the attack on journalists
Statement of the Communist Ghadar Party of India, 6 October, 2023
The Communist Ghadar Party of India condemns these raids and arrests as a blatant attack on democratic rights. It condemns the invocation of the draconian UAPA. This law has been invoked only in order to ensure that those arrested can be kept in jail for an indefinite period without the possibility of bail. The raids, arrests, and the use of UAPA against journalists are aimed at throttling the voices of all those who dare to dissent.
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