India

2013

  

Syria, Iraq, Egypt most deadly nations for journalists

The conflict in Syria, a spike in Iraqi bloodshed, and political violence in Egypt accounted for the high number of journalists killed on the job in 2013. A CPJ special report by Elana Beiser

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Sri Lankan Tamils hold pictures of family members who disappeared during the war between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam at a protest in Jaffna on November 15. (Reuters)

Indian journalist arrested in Sri Lanka

New York, December 27, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists today called for the immediate release of an Indian journalist and filmmaker who was arrested in Sri Lanka on Wednesday while allegedly filming and photographing a military base.

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Indian journalist murdered in Chhattisgarh state

New York, December 10, 2013–Indian authorities must conduct a swift and efficient investigation into the murder of a veteran journalist on Friday, and ensure the perpetrators are held responsible, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

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News from the Committee to Protect Journalists, November 2013

Photo credit, Barbara Nitke (CPJ) Journalists honored at CPJ’s annual award ceremony Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef was among four journalists who received CPJ’s 2013 International Press Freedom Award on November 26. Youssef has used humor to report on and criticize government failures to improve the economy and public services, and its efforts to suppress opinion.…

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Indian journalist Lingaram Kodopi released on bail

New York, November 14, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release on bail today of Lingaram Kodopi, an Indian journalist who has been imprisoned for more than two years, and calls on authorities to drop all charges against him.

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Training can help journalists survive captivity

Two murdered journalists for the Africa service of Radio France Internationale, Ghislaine Dupont, 51, and Claude Verlon, 58, might have had a chance. They were abducted on November 2 in Kidal in northern Mali, but the vehicle their captors were driving suddenly broke down, according to news reports.

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Security forces arrive in Muzaffarnagar following clashes between Hindus and Muslims. (AP)

Indian TV reporter killed in clashes in Uttar Pradesh

New York, September 10, 2013–An Indian journalist was killed late Saturday while covering clashes between Hindus and Muslims that erupted in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, according to news reports.

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India should investigate journalist murder in Uttar Pradesh

New York, August 28, 2013–Indian authorities must investigate the motives behind the murder of a local journalist in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh last week, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

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Police say a 22-year-old photographer was raped in this abandoned textile mill. (AP/Rafiq Maqbool)

Indian journalist raped while on assignment

New York, August 23, 2013–Indian authorities must conduct a thorough and efficient investigation into the rape of a photographer in Mumbai on Thursday, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

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Magazine editor Narendra Dabholkar shot dead in India

New York, August 20, 2013–Indian authorities should thoroughly investigate today’s murder of an editor of a magazine and bring the perpetrators to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.

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2013