Journalists killed in India since 1992
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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...
Indian authorities must investigate deaths of journalists hit by car
March 29, 2018 4:03 PM ET
New Delhi, March 29, 2018--Authorities in India's Bihar state must conduct a thorough investigation into the killing of Navin Nischal, a stringer for the Hindi-language daily Dainik Bhaskar, and Vijay Singh, a freelance contributor to local magazines, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Indian reporter hit by truck, dies after investigating 'sand mafia'
March 27, 2018 1:25 PM ET
New Delhi, March 27, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Indian authorities to determine the motive and bring to justice those responsible for the death of journalist Sandeep Sharma in central India's Madhya Pradesh state....
At least two journalists injured as police in India break up rally
March 14, 2018 1:31 PM ET
New Delhi, March 14, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on authorities in northeast India to investigate the beating of at least two journalists by police who broke up a student rally on March 10....
India releases photojournalist Kamran Yousuf on bail
March 13, 2018 3:47 PM ET
New York, March 13, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today welcomes the release on bail of Kashmiri photojournalist Kamran Yousuf and calls on Indian authorities to drop all remaining charges against him. Yousuf was granted bail by a National Investigative Agency (NIA) special court in Delhi on Monday and...
Indian court delays photojournalist's bail hearing
March 8, 2018 12:51 PM ET
New Delhi, March 8, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Indian authorities to grant photojournalist Kamran Yousuf bail. The bail decision was expected March 7, according to news reports, but has not been handed down yet. Yousuf, a freelancer working in the Jammu and Kashmir region, who contributes...
Indian authorities say jailed photographer Kamran Yousuf not 'real journalist'
February 16, 2018 1:21 PM ET
New York, February 16, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Indian authorities and the National Investigative Agency (NIA) to immediately drop charges against photojournalist Kamran Yousuf and release him....