1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgAndrew Levinsonhttps://cpj.org/author/alevinson/Newspaper editor shot dead in India - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="lmtcDVssp8"><a href="https://cpj.org/2009/03/newspaper-editor-shot-dead-in-india/">Newspaper editor shot dead in India</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2009/03/newspaper-editor-shot-dead-in-india/embed/#?secret=lmtcDVssp8" width="600" height="338" title="“Newspaper editor shot dead in India” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="lmtcDVssp8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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We issued this statement today in response to media reports that Anil Majumdar, the editor of daily Assamese newspaper Aji, was shot dead near his home in Guwahati on Tuesday evening. India placed 14 on CPJ's Impunity Index, released this week, for failing to prosecute journalist murders...https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260