Alerts | Arrest/detention under other laws

Andaman journalist arrested for asking coronavirus-related question on Twitter, released on bail

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Zubair Ahmed, a freelance journalist, was arrested by the police in Andaman & Nicobar for posting a tweet questioning why families were placed under home quarantine for merely speaking over the phone with Coronavirus patients.

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