British MPs call searches of BBC offices in India "intimidation" | The World

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being accused of cracking down on free speech in the world's largest democracy. Weeks after airing a documentary analysing his PM’s actions during the 2002 deadly sectarian riots, the BBC was raided by tax authorities. Human Rights Watch South Asia director Meenakshi Ganguly tells The World it’s part of a broader stifling of free speech in India.

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