: India, 12 other countries sign statement to protect civil society, freedom of speech #IndiaNEWS India, along with the G7 nations and four other countries, signed a statement on Monday that called for

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India, along with the G7 nations and four other countries, signed a statement on Monday that called for “guarding the freedom, independence and diversity of civil society actorsâ€? and “protecting the freedom of expression and opinion online and offlineâ€?.The “2022 Resilient Democracies Statementâ€? was signed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a summit of the G7 countries. Apart from India, the signatories to the statement were Germany, Argentina, Canada, France, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Senegal, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and the European Union.“We hail all courageous defenders of democratic systems that stand against oppression and violence, and will step up international cooperation to improve the resilience of democratic societies globally,â€? the statement read.The 12 nations and blocs resolved to foster “open and pluralistic civic spacesâ€? and defend “open and pluralistic debateâ€?.Protecting freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief and promoting inter-faith dialogue: G7+5 joint statement t.co/Ok8MSEcsNM— Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) June 27, 2022 Notably, India signed the statement on the day when the Delhi Police arrested journalist Mohammed Zubair on charges of hurting religious sentiments for a tweet that he had posted in March 2018. Media organisations and Opposition leaders criticised the Modi government, saying that this action was “another low for press freedom in Indiaâ€?. India’s rank...Read more

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