Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:02am on 05 Oct 2023,Thursday India
Prominent journalist organizations, including Digipub News India Foundation and Press Club of India, have urgently appealed to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud following Delhi Police Special Cell raids on journalists and authors associated with NewsClick. The letter raised concerns about press freedom, citing the arrests of journalists under stringent laws like UAPA. It emphasized the need for judiciary intervention to safeguard constitutional rights, urging the framing of guidelines to prevent arbitrary device seizures and ensuring accountability of state agencies overstepping legal boundaries. Journalists expressed willingness to cooperate with genuine investigations but opposed sweeping actions threatening democratic values.
