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Journalist Rana Ayyub was stopped at the Mumbai airport before her flight to London to deliver a speech on the intimidation of journalists. She alleged that summons by the Enforcement Directorate “very curiously” reached her email inbox only after she was halted at immigration.

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India has slammed the United Nations allegations of judicial harassment of journalist Rana Ayyub, calling them “baseless and unwarranted”. A tweet from India’s permanent representative at Geneva and other international organisations reiterated that the UN was “advancing a misleading narrative”.

India dubs the allegations ‘baseless and unwarranted’ after experts say Rana Ayyub subjected to relentless attacks.

Official sources in New Delhi said the matter will be followed up by a note verbale from the Indian mission in Geneva

In a statement, she shared details of the funds she had raised via three campaigns.

The enforcement directorate has locked assets worth over Rs 1.77 crore belonging to journalist Rana Ayyub, the Hindu reported. The action comes after an FIR was registered last year by the Indirapuram Police Station in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, alleging that the journalist acquired money from the public in the name…

FIR says she illegally collected money from public in name of charity

Mumbai police has registered an FIR against unidentified individuals for sending death and rape threats to journalist Rana Ayyub on Twitter and Instagram, Hindustan Times reported. Ayyub had filed a complaint with the cyber cell of Mumbai police after receiving threats over her tweets criticising Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the…