'The Wire' block in India

Baishak 26, 2082

Kantipur Reporter

'The Wire' block in India

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While the conflict with Pakistan is raging, the Indian government has blocked its important online media, 'The Wire'.

'The Wire' issued a statement on Friday saying that the access to thewire.in has been blocked across India. According to the IT Law-2000, according to the order of the Ministry of Information, 'The Wire' has been blocked, according to the statement of Internet service provider Company. 

Wire reported that the government has violated the guarantee of press freedom guaranteed by the constitution. "An honest, impartial and rational voice, source of news and information is India's greatest asset at such a critical time." We oppose such censorship.' Wire also said that they will challenge the government's action in court.

The Wire was founded in 2015 by Siddharth Varadarajan, Siddharth Bhatia and MK Venu. The Wire is a media outlet operated by the non-profit company Foundation for Independent Journalism (FIJ).

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