Islamabad, June 28, 2022 (PPI-OT): The hashtag #IStandWithZubair has become top trend on twitter with the users of the microblogging website demanding his immediate release of the Indian journalist and Alt News Co-founder, Mohammad Zubair.
The twitter users showered heaps of praises on Mohammad Zubair in their posts. They also condemned his arrest. One of the user wrote, “Zubair is the finest journalist of our times. Hanging my head in shame, and rage.”
“What a joke this whole system is! Mohammed Zubair of @AltNews has been arrested. Giving hate speech is not a crime, but exposing hate speech is. Stop targeting journalists,” another twitter user wrote.
One more person tweeted, “@zoo_bear should be released immediately. #IStandWithZubair The arrest of @zoo_bear is another attempt to silence truth in this country. We need to do everything in our power to fight alongside him and alongside truth. We need to continue doing his job of fighting for a better future for all of us.”
“Arrested in 2022 for a tweet from 2018 for posting a shot from an 1983 movie, on the complaint of a fake twitter account with 0 followers. Indian Police ki jai ho,” a twitter user mocking the Indian police wrote.
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