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Journalist Rana Ayyub faces court action for ‘insulting Hindu deities’ (www.indiaweekly.biz)

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A COURT in Delhi has directed Delhi Police to register an FIR against journalist Rana Ayyub for allegedly making some derogatory posts in 2016-17 that included “insults to Hindu deities, spreading of anti-India sentiment and incitement of religious disharmony.”....

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[–] Jozav@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What did she write?

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

This source seems kinda right wing cause it calls her an Islamo-leftist, also related articles paint the Congress as a party that's settling illegal intruders in India and specifically Rahul Gandhi which seems also pretty targeted.

But it does tell you what she said.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

i'd excpect this sort of shit in a theoracy; it's wild to see it in a place like india, but i suspect that my country will also soon have these sorts of fucked up theocratic laws.