印度记者面临煽动叛乱的指控, Indian journalists face sedition charges, sparking concern over press freedom.

印度新闻组织正在要求撤销对记者Siddharth Varadarajan和Karan Thapar的煽动叛乱指控,他们于8月22日被古瓦哈提警察传唤出庭。 Indian journalism organizations are demanding the withdrawal of sedition charges against journalists Siddharth Varadarajan and Karan Thapar, who have been summoned by Guwahati Police to appear on August 22. 这些指控和传票引起了人们对印度滥用新的刑事规定和对新闻自由的威胁的关切。 The charges and summons have sparked concern over the misuse of new criminal provisions and threats to press freedom in India. 这些组织认为,提出指控所依据的法律压制了新闻工作,侵犯了宪法权利。 The organizations argue that the law under which the charges were filed suppresses journalism and violates constitutional rights.