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HC raps MHA for ‘distorted’ paperwork in Reuters journalist’s OCI case

Hearing the case of Reuters journalist Raphael Satter, whose Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card was revoked in December 2023, the Delhi High Court reportedly pulled up the Ministry of Home Affairs’ counsel for inadequate paperwork. According to Bar and Bench, the judge said, “Your officers have completely distorted it.”

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Year after ‘forced exit’ from India, French journalist says authorised to be back

Over a year after she said she was “forced to leave India”, French journalist Vanessa Dougnac issued a statement today saying the Indian government has authorised her to “resume my profession as a foreign correspondent” based in New Delhi after “two and a half years of being denied permission to…

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Amid Crackdown, International Reporters Leave India

Journalists from Canada, France, and Australia describe a hostile environment for foreign media

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‘No reason provided’: Another French journalist says ‘forced to leave’ India

Sébastien Farcis, a French journalist who was the India correspondent for Radio France Internationale and Libération, has claimed that he was forced to leave the country with the Ministry of Home Affairs denying the renewal of his journalist permit. “No reason has been provided to justify this work ban,” he…

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‘Lost right to write’: Months after ‘forced' exit, French journo details ‘Modi’s autocratic turn’

Over four months after she was “forced to leave India”, French journalist Vanessa Dougnac has written a detailed account of how she was “banned from practicing my profession as a journalist” in a cover story for French magazine La Croix L’Hebdo.

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India Is Banning Critics from Coming Home

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is cracking down on dissidents in the diaspora by revoking their right to re-enter the country

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India punishes critics by revoking visas and residency permits

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi often draws crowds of supporters from the Indian diaspora on his foreign visits. But back home, his administration has been revoking visas and residency permits of foreign nationals of Indian origin as well as spouses of Indian citizens. For those denied access or kicked out…

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Needs ‘immediate attention’: Delhi High Court asks Centre to respond over French journalist’s plea

The Delhi High Court this week sought a response from the central government over a plea by French journalist Vanessa Dougnac against her being denied permission to work as a journalist in India.

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Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on French journalist Vanessa Dougnac's plea over refusal to permit journalistic activities

The Delhi High Court sought the Centre’s stand on a petition by French journalist Vanessa Dougnac, an OCI card holder, against the denial of permission to carry out journalistic activities in India

The Hindu

How OCI journalists in India are navigating uncertain work permissions amid govt scrutiny

French journalist Vanessa Dougnac, whose overseas citizenship of India status is under threat, first came under the government’s scrutiny more than two years ago. In September 2022, the ministry of home affairs revoked her special permission to work in the country as a media professional.

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French journalist served notice over OCI card denies charge of ‘malicious’ reportage

A French journalist, who was served a notice by the Union ministry of home affairs asking why her Overseas Citizen of India card should not be withdrawn, has denied the government’s allegation that her reports on India were “malicious”.

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