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Legal harassment of journalists increases amidst farmer protests in India

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, condemns the legal harassment of journalists and media outlets in connection with ongoing mass protests by farmers in India, as well as wider attempts to stifle the free flow of information in the country. Since November 2020, farmers […]

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IPI urges swift investigation into Indian journalist’s death

The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged authorities to conduct a swift investigation into the death of a journalist in Tongapal, the tribal Sukma district in the South Bastar area of Chhattisgarh, in central India. Nemi Chand Jain, a 45-year-old journalist based in Tongapal, was found dead on Wednesday with his throat slit. His body […]

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IPI concerned by spate of recent attacks on Indian journalists

The International Press Institute (IPI) today expressed concern at the climate journalists in India face following a number of attacks in recent weeks. On Saturday, followers of a religious leader accused of sexual assault attacked journalists in Jodphur as they sought to cover the story, just over a week after two journalists were killed in […]

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Attacks against journalists shock India

The International Press Institute (IPI) today reiterated its concern over a series of deadly assaults on Indian journalists in recent weeks. On Sept. 6, in two separate incidents of violence, freelance journalist Rajesh Verma, working for the IBN7 television channel, and a photographer identified only as Israr, were killed while covering the clashes between two groups in the Muzaffarnagar […]

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