The ban set off a wave of criticism from opposition parties and rights groups that slammed it as an attack against press freedom

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waits for the arrival of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at Hyderabad house, in New Delh

BBC film on Indian PM Modi, 2002 riots draws government ire

Aung Thura, a journalist with the BBC's Burmese service

People arrive and depart from Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC, in London Britain July 2, 2015.