Journalist Arrested For Yogi Adityanath Comment

Even judges have to face the brunt of social media, the Supreme Court said Tuesday while hearing the case of journalist Prashant Kanojia, arrested for allegedly making "objectionable comments" on Twitter and Facebook against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

The Editors Guild of India issued a statement today, condemning the arrest of a freelance journalist, an editor of a TV channel and its owner over alleged objectionable content related to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The Editors Guild described police action as an "authoritarian misuse of laws" and an effort to intimidate the press...

Even judges have to face the brunt of social media, the Supreme Court said Tuesday while hearing the case of journalist Prashant Kanojia, arrested for allegedly making "objectionable comments" on Twitter and Facebook against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

The Editors Guild of India issued a statement today, condemning the arrest of a freelance journalist, an editor of a TV channel and its owner over alleged objectionable content related to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The Editors Guild described police action as an "authoritarian misuse of laws" and an effort to intimidate the press...