1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgErik Crouchhttps://cpj.org/author/ecrouch/Indian journalist Arfa Khanum Sherwani receives death threats after BJP officials share edited video - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="u4nnZUYi7H"><a href="https://cpj.org/2020/02/indian-journalist-arfa-khanum-sherwani-receives-de/">Indian journalist Arfa Khanum Sherwani receives death threats after BJP officials share edited video</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2020/02/indian-journalist-arfa-khanum-sherwani-receives-de/embed/#?secret=u4nnZUYi7H" width="600" height="338" title="“Indian journalist Arfa Khanum Sherwani receives death threats after BJP officials share edited video” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="u4nnZUYi7H" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/rt_india_02-24-2020_rs.jpg750536New York, February 24, 2020 -- Bharatiya Janata Party officials must cease inciting online harassment against journalist Arfa Khanum Sherwani, and Indian authorities should ensure that threats against journalists are taken seriously, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.