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Journalist Sneha Barve was attacked while reporting on alleged illegal construction in Pune, Maharashtra, on July 4, 2025. (Screenshot: Samarth Bharat Pariwar/YouTube)

Mob attacks Indian journalist covering reports of illegal construction in Maharashtra 

New Delhi, July 15, 2025—Authorities in India’s western state of Maharashtra must bring all of journalist Sneha Barve’s attackers to justice and take decisive steps to ensure press members can safely do their jobs, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday.  Barwe, the founder of the Samarth Bharat Pariwar YouTube-based news channel, was brutally beaten July 4…

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CPJ calls on Biden administration to press India prime minister on media freedom during visit

New York, June 14, 2023—­­Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the U.S. from June 21 to 24 and meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, the Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday issued the following statement calling on the U.S. government to urge India to end its media crackdown and release the six…

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