Indian reporter could be jailed for two years over four-year-old story

NewsReporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the withdrawal of all charges against Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, a journalist who could be arrested at any time under a warrant issued on 19 January by a court in the state of Gujarat, in western India, as a result of a libel action by the industrial giant Adani. The justice system is being manipulated, RSF says.Paranjoy Guha Thakurta is the target of two legal actions – a civil defamation suit and a criminal defamation complaint – in connection with

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