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Dozens of journalists in India detained while covering anti-gov't…

Police in New Delhi held at least thirty-five media workers over forty-eight hours of anti-government protests; it is a lot of press passes for one weekend.

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on Wake Up, America
Published 5:36 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by Al Jazeera: “Dozens of journalists in India detained while covering anti-gov’t protests”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 5:36 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.
Topics: India.

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPolice in India detained at least thirty-five media workers covering protests against the government in New Delhi over forty-eight hours, Al Jazeera reports.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThirty-five reporters? That's a lot of people holding notebooks at once.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is, and it raises press freedom concerns in the world's largest democracy.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDoes this affect me? I'm in a studio, in a sweater, drinking something called a quad.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNot directly, Hank. But when reporters are held for covering a protest, everyone sees less of it, and that includes you.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhat happens next? And who covers the reporters getting detained?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNobody knows yet. Several embassies have actually asked me to leave before.

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