Five days after his controversial arrest for covering a large protest at Assam Cooperative Apex Bank, journalist Dilwar Hussain Mozumdar walked free from Guwahati Central Jail on Saturday evening. His release, following widespread protests by journalists, activists, and civil rights groups, was seen as a victory for press freedom in Assam.
The movement quickly gained momentum, spreading to New Delhi, where members of the Press Club of India (PCI) demonstrated their solidarity by wearing black badges at their workplaces.
Journalist Dilwar Hussain Mozumdar, assistant general secretary of the Guwahati Press Club and a reporter for The Cross Current, was re-arrested by the Guwahati City Police on Thursday evening, moments after securing bail in his first case.
GUWAHATI, March 26: In a dramatic turn of events, journalist Dilwar Hussain Mozumdar, an assistant general secretary of the Guwahati Press Club and a...
