Journalists killed in India since 1992
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Indian authorities must bring killers of Shujaat Bukhari to justice
June 14, 2018 4:34 PM ET
New Delhi, June 14, 2018--Indian authorities must ensure that there is a thorough and credible investigation into the murder of Shujaat Bukhari, founder and editor of the English-language daily Rising Kashmir, and bring the killers to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Rising Kashmir editor Shujaat Bukhari killed in Srinagar
June 14, 2018 11:54 AM ET
New York, June 14, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today strongly condemned the killing of the editor of the English-language daily newspaper Rising Kashmir, Shujaat Bukhari, in Srinagar, Kashmir. Unknown attackers shot Bukhari today at close range in the city's Press Colony, according to news reports....
Reporters assaulted by paramilitary officers in India
June 5, 2018 1:10 PM ET
New Delhi, June 5, 2018--Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir state should identify and punish the officers who assaulted freelance reporter Muheet ul Islam, and allow journalists to do their jobs without fear of retaliation, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Indian court forbids screening of investigative documentary
May 25, 2018 3:31 PM ET
New Delhi, May 25, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today expressed concern over the Delhi High Court's decision to bar the release of the second part of an investigative documentary about news outlets allegedly being willing to accept money in exchange for favorable coverage. The court yesterday issued an...
In India, Kashmiri photojournalist faces harassment, threats
May 22, 2018 1:58 PM ET
Masrat Zahra, a Kashmiri freelance photographer, told CPJ that she faced online harassment and threats after a photograph of her, captioned with the word "mukhbir"--meaning "spy" or "army informer"--was circulated on social media around May 16, 2018....
Mumbai court sentences crime boss, 8 others to life in jail for journalist murder
May 2, 2018 11:29 AM ET
New Delhi, May 2, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomed a Mumbai court's convictions today of nine people, including the mastermind of the murder of investigative journalist Jyotirmoy Dey nearly seven years ago. A court that hears organized crime cases found crime boss Rajendra Sadashiv Nikhalje, alias Chhota Rajan,...
Indian freelancer receives graphic threats following false accusations against her
April 26, 2018 4:29 PM ET
New Delhi, April 26, 2018--Indian authorities must immediately conduct a swift and thorough investigation into threats against the investigative freelance journalist Rana Ayyub, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Ayyub began receiving an onslaught of anonymous, graphic threats via social media after a parody Twitter account on April...
In India, gasoline-filled bottle thrown at journalist's home
April 19, 2018 4:17 PM ET
New Delhi, April 19, 2018--Authorities in India's northeast Meghalaya state must identify and bring to justice those who attacked the house of Patricia Mukhim, editor of the local Shillong Times newspaper, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Two unidentified persons on April 17 threw a gasoline bomb at...
Two journalists assaulted in West Bengal state, India
April 11, 2018 12:55 PM ET
New Delhi, April 11, 2018--Authorities in West Bengal state must identify and bring to justice those who assaulted Biplab Mondal, a photojournalist with the Times of India Kolkata city bureau, and Manas Chattopadhyay, a reporter with the regional ETV Bharat television channel, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Weight of legal cases and threats leave India's journalists feeling exposed and alone
April 10, 2018 10:00 AM ET
The media is in the worst state India has ever seen. That is how several journalists described the current climate in dozens of conversations with CPJ during a trip to Mumbai, Bangalore, and Delhi earlier this year. While the threats they outlined--political pressure, self-censorship, defamation suits, and attacks--are not...