Indian Officials Arrest VOA & RFA Freelancers
Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2019 7:29 amVOA - Arts and Entertainment
FILE - Policemen stand guard as the motorcade of Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives outside the airport in Chennai, India, Oct. 12, 2019.
FILE - Policemen stand guard as the motorcade of Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives outside the airport in Chennai, India, Oct. 12, 2019.
Indian police and intelligence agencies detained a freelancer for the Voice of America's Tibetan service as he arrived in Chennai Friday (October 11) to cover the informal summit between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
A freelancer for Radio Free Asia's Tibetan service was also detained. Both VOA and RFA are part of the U.S. Agency for Global Media.
Cyaltsen Choedak for VOA and Pema Ngudup for RFA, were held for more than 40 hours, first at the Chennai railway station, then at a police station and finally at two guesthouses before they were released.