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2024-06-03 17:13:28 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2B6B1C24B1C2E70E9D83AB44B3E111A6692F0CDE6CDDED3313CDF633ABED84E3
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This handle is unofficial mouthpiece of BJP, the ruling party of India. India's rank has fallen from 140 in 2014 to 161 amongst 180 countries on the Press Freedom Index 2024. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-slips-in-world-press-freedom-index-ranks-161-out-of-180-countries/article66806608.ece/amp/ Here are few incidents where the ruling government have crushed press freedom : https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/01/23/business-india/india-modi-bbc-documentary-twitter-youtube-censorship-intl-hnk https://niemanreports.org/articles/india-ndtv-modi/ https://www.businesstoday.in/amp/latest/trends/story/sc-lifts-telecast-ban-on-malayalam-channel-mediaone-says-the-state-using-national-security-to-deny-citizens-rights-376191-2023-04-05 https://www.business-standard.com/amp/article/current-affairs/gauri-lankesh-was-killed-for-writing-against-rss-karnataka-bjp-mla-117090800516_1.html
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