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Covid-19Online intimidation or smearVerbal, online or physical attack

Arunachal Pradesh editor threatened for reporting rise in wildlife hunting despite COVID-19 lockdown

23.04.2020

Date:
23.04.2020
Number of cases:
1
Regions/Countries:
India
Alert types:
Verbal, online or physical attack: Online intimidation or smear

Tongam Rina, associate editor of the Itanagar-based The Arunachal Times in India’s northeast, received online threats after writing about government officials attempting to track down animal and reptile hunters, amidst fears that meat of these animals could spread COVID-19.

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