It said “masked” migrants were often used to violently push back undocumented entrants. Pleveris told the Action television channel: “The BBC essentially adopts the views of illegal migrant smugglers,” adding that the report was “science fiction”. Plevaris, who is known for his anti-immigration stance, said that Greece “will continue to keep its borders closed to […]
The latest probe is being conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under India’s Foreign Exchange Management Act. The agency issued a notice to the BBC in March and questioned some staff earlier this month, said the source, who asked not to be named citing the sensitivity of the matter. An ED spokesperson did not immediately […]
The tax oversight comes after an angry reaction to a documentary by the British broadcaster that focused on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership as chief minister of the western state of Gujarat during the 2002 riots. The government has dismissed the documentary as propaganda and banned its streaming and sharing on social media. The tax […]
Modi replied that his main weakness was not knowing “how to handle the media”. “It is something he has been taking care of since then,” Hartosh Singh Bal, political editor of India’s Caravan magazine, told AFP. “It sums up their perspective.” The BBC documentary did not air in India, but provoked a furious reaction from […]
Verbal and physical abuse of grassroots referees in England is getting so bad that lives are at risk, according to the president of the country’s Referees Association. A BBC questionnaire answered by more than 900 amateur referees revealed worrying levels of abuse and intimidation, with several cases of death threats. “You are deciding to get […]
Indian tax officials raided the BBC’s New Delhi and Mumbai offices on Tuesday, weeks after the broadcaster aired a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s actions during deadly communal riots in 2002. Police sealed off the New Delhi office, which occupies two floors, and half a dozen officers were posted outside to prevent people from […]
A BBC documentary has sparked a new controversy in the country earlier this month with the government condemning it and describing it as a “propaganda piece” designed to push a discrediting narrative. The government also removed the BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ from various social media platforms, including Twitter and YouTube. The controversy deepened […]
Hundreds of students at Jawaharlal Nehru University watched BBC documentaries on mobile phones and laptops after there was a power failure on the campus on Tuesday, student leader Aishe Ghosh said. The university had threatened disciplinary action if the documentary was screened. “It was clearly the administration which cut off the electricity,” Ghosh said. “We […]
The university administration said on its website that it had not given permission for the demonstration. This is to emphasize that such unauthorized activity may disturb the peace and harmony of the University campus. “The students/individuals concerned are strongly advised to cancel the proposed program immediately, failing which strict disciplinary action may be initiated as […]
