# Claim 72

CIVICUS documented the sentencing alongside other arrests and summonses of Indian journalists in the same period.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: CIVICUS documented the sentencing alongside other arrests and summonses of Indian journalists in the same period.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: Documented pattern of arrests and legal pressure on journalists
- About: [incident 2026-india-journalist-sentenced-adani-defamation](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-india-journalist-sentenced-adani-defamation)
- Source: India: activists arrested, journalists targeted and laws tightened to increase control. https://monitor.civicus.org/explore/india-activists-arrested-abducted-and-tortured-journalists-targeted-and-laws-tightened-to-increase-control/
- Publisher: CIVICUS Monitor
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current

## Quotation from the source

> sedition and anti-terror laws were used to criminalise journalists, comedians, academics and students exercising their right to freedom of expression.

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