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Jailed local reporter becomes national case of media supression in India

In the flood of travelers following a gang rape and secret cremation, one little-known journalist from the opposite end of the country was arrested and accused of orchestrating a massive protest effort. 

More than a year and a half later, Siddique Kappan sits in a Lucknow jail awaiting a trial.