India - Kashmir – Indian government imposes geopolitical vision on media

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns New Delhi's censorship of Al-Jazeera, which has been banned from broadcasting in India for five days from today for displaying maps in which India's border with neighbouring Pakistan in Kashmir did not correspond to its territorial claims. Since suspending broadcasts today at the information ministry's behest, Al-Jazeera has been transmitting a blue screen with a message referring to the temporary suspension order. “This sanction should never have been (...)

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