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Feb 03, 2019

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