The Aporia · Dozens of journalists in India detained while covering anti-gov’t protests

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Police in New Delhi detained at least 35 journalists over a 48-hour period while the reporters were covering anti-government protests, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. The authorities claim that the media workers were obstructing their duties during the arrests.

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Story summary

In late October 2021, police in New Delhi, India detained at least 35 journalists while they were covering anti-government protests over a span of 48 hours. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), based in the US, reported this incident. According to authorities, the journalists were accused of obstructing police duties during their coverage of the demonstrations against government policies and actions. This move by the Indian authorities has raised concerns about press freedom and restrictions on media coverage of protests.

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Dozens of journalists in India detained while covering anti-gov’t protests. (2026, October 13). Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/13/dozens-of-journalists-in-india-detained-while-covering-anti-govt-protests?traffic_source=rss

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Topics

Committee to Protect Journalists India New Delhi

Subjects

India GPE · 2× Committee to Protect Journalists ORG · 1× New Delhi GPE · 1×

Narrative

Authorities allege they were obstructing police duties.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-13

2026-10-13 · Al Jazeera

Dozens of journalists in India detained while covering anti-gov’t protests · mixed framing

Claims (2 extracted, 1 hedged)

Dozens of journalists in India detained while covering anti-gov’t protests Police in India detained at least 35 media workers covering protests in New Delhi over a 48-hour period, according to the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists. uncertain

Police → detain → Journalists

Authorities allege they were obstructing police duties. asserted

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