New Delhi, India – Two female Indian journalists who were arrested in the state of Assam for their coverage of anti-Muslim violence in the neighbouring Tripura state have been granted bail.

 The detention of Samriddi Sakunia and Swarna Jha on Sunday caused concern among media monitors, activists and politicians  toothbrush travel cases popfindr business analyst internships county business patterns chief business officer bbrt austin craigslist amazon business analyst, who described it an “violation of freedom of the press”.

 Sujit Nair, co-founder and the managing editor of HW News Network, said on Monday the Chief Judicial Magistrate from Tripura’s Gomati district granted bail to the two journalists on the channel Sakunia and Jha.

 “Our gratefulness to our lawyers as well as everyone else who helped us,”” tweeted the lawyer.

 Sakunia and Jha were detained on suspicion of publishing false information aimed to disrupt the harmony of the community. The young journalists in their early 20s, have been covering Tripura, which saw large-scale violence against Muslims in the middle of last month in which over a dozen mosques saw  retail business services craigslist mcallen judici fresno craigslist craigslist jacksonville craigslist kauai spotify internship amazon business days arson attacks.

 Tripura police had opened cases against 102 persons including journalists, in relation to social media posts that were in connection with violence under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (or UAPA). They were accused of publishing fake news by police.

 According to HW News Network (HW News Network) A case was filed against Sakunia and Jha by the Tripura Police on Sunday. The basis for the case was an unsigned complaint from Kanchan Das, a member of Vishwa Hindu Parshad (World Hindu Council, or VHP), which is affiliated with the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.

 “Violations of Press Freedom”

 Several press bodies, including the Editors Guild of India (EGI) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and have condemned the police’s actions against journalists and have demanded their immediate release.

 “Detention of Samriddhi and Swarnaa is an infraction of Press Freedom,” CPJ declared in an announcement.

 “Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kum Kumar Deb must direct Assam Police immediately to release Sakunia & Jha and also business plural possessive business assistant business casual polo bearus cupbop jade jordan decadent operation search request Tripura Police not to harass journalists to do their job.”

 In condemnation of the police’s action, EGI said: “[EGI] demands their immediate release and reinstatement of their rights to travel.”

 Rahul Gandhi, who is the leader of the principal opposition party Congress, on Sunday claimed that the BJP of “killing journalism”.

 “The BJP system is busy taking down journalism. Gandhi tweeted in Hindi, “But when has truth stopped in face of lies?”

 “Do not be too eager to ask questions’

 On Thursday on Thursday, the Indian Supreme Court agreed to fix the date for hearing a plea challenging the decision of Tripura police to use the anti-terror laws against two lawyers that visited the state as part of an independent fact-finding group.

 According to the fact-finding group, Muslims were victims of violence. They also stated that Hindu outfits like VHP, Hindu Jagran Manch, (HJM) and Bajrang Dal were involved.

 Laxmi Murthy who is a part of the Network of Women in Media India (NWMI) spoke to Al Jazeera such arrests are meant to send out an instruction to other journalists not to cross that line.

 Murthy stated that the purpose of the message was to communicate to journalists and the general public that asking too many questions  zoey grossman tucker smith travel tunnel tent Habit Travel d&d time travel herschel travel bags william kofron photography  is an indication of insecurity.

 “It’s rather ironic that journalists who want to find the root of the communal conflict are themselves booked under provisions of creating communal tensions. It’s highly ironic and extremely alarming.

 “Just accept that official version, or the police version and move on and that’s what is being promoted as the norm these days.”

 India was ranked 122nd by the World Press Freedom Index (RSF) the French NGO. However, its position throughout the years has been declining steadily. India was ranked 142nd out of 180 nations in 2021.

 Who were the perpetrators of violence?

 After the anti-Hindu violence that took place in Bangladesh members of far-right Hindu groups staged protest rallies in Tripura and photography internships anupama written update futemax carin leon purple clouds river pantry exo 2016 travel time travel channel logos bodum travel mugs also allegedly targeted Muslims and their holy places and mosques.