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why was hicky,s newspaper subjected to persecution by the British government​

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Answered by Hamza1470
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Hicky accused an East India Company employee, Simeon Droz, of supporting the India Gazette as punishment for Hicky's refusal to pay a bribe to Droz and Marian Hastings, Warren Hastings' wife. ... Hicky's editorial independence was short lived as Hastings and Kiernander sued him for libel.

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