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Indian Officials Arrest VOA & RFA Freelancers

VOANews

   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.

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