Watch | 'Detaining Journalists Under NSA Is Govt's Attempt to Threaten the Media'

Name: Watch | Detaining Journalists Under NSA Is Govts Attempt to Threaten the Media - The Wire
Uploaded: 2019-02-03T09:19:42+05:30
Channel: The Wire
Description: In conversation with detained journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem's wife, Ranjita Elangbum, and her lawyer, Shreeji Bhavsar.

In conversation with detained journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem's wife, Ranjita Elangbum, and her lawyer, Shreeji Bhavsar.

Meenakshi Tewari

In conversation with detained journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem's wife, Ranjita Elangbum, and her lawyer, Shreeji Bhavsar.

watch detaining journalists under nsa is govt s attempt to threaten the media

Journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem. Photo: Facebook

In November 2018, Manipur journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem was arrested and jailed for a year after being arrested under the National Security Act. He was accused of critiquing state chief minister Biren Singh on social media. The Wire's Meenakshi Tewari is in conversation with the journalist's wife, Ranjita Elangbum, and her lawyer, Shreeji Bhavsar.
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