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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-22-at-21.42.0039.png29401758New Delhi, February 21, 2024—Indian authorities must drop the charges against journalist Santu Pan, who was arrested live on air while reporting on allegations of abuse by West Bengal officials, and investigate the earlier assault of three journalists reporting on clashes related to one of those officials, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Thursday....