SAFETY OF JOURNALIST,AN UNANSWERED QUESTION IN INDIA ....................................................................................................................... INDIA has been reported as the second most dangerous country for journalists this year, with Syria still at the top spot. Since January 2013, many journalists have died in India, as in war-torn nation like Syria, reports the Dawn newspaper. According to the International News Safety Institute (INSI) survey, eight journalists lost their lives in Syria in the first half of this year itself. The survey also revealed that around six journalists and support staff were killed in India between January to June 2013. In one of the incidents in India, Nemi Chand Jain, a reporter from Chhattisgarh, was found dead in February this year with his throat slit and a note clipped to his belt accusing him of being a police informer. As per the local newspapers speculation, the Committee to Protect Journalists cited that both local criminals and the police could be responsible for Jain’s murder. In another case, three employees from a Bengali language daily were killed by masked men who forced their way into the office where Ranjit Choudhary, the manager of the paper, a proof reader and a driver were stabbed to death as they left the office building. The incident was later claimed as a case of mistaken identity. The report added that two other Indian journalists were killed in accidents while on assignments. The most recent Mumbai gangrape of a 23-year-old woman photojournalist has once again proved the fact that India is not at all a safe place for journalists. India’s immediate neighbor Pakistan has been ranked as the third most dangerous country where five journalists have been killed in the first half of the current year. This country has consistently been ranked among the most dangerous countries for journalists as they are caught between warring political parties, the security forces and militant or extremist networks. The world today is at risk with the Fourth estate of most of the countries often getting targeted by evil hands.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 06:17:29 +0000
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