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Journalists in India face attacks, legal action, and threats
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Police officers patrol an area in Bangalore, Karnataka state, India, 12 August 2020, MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images
Dozens of local journalists were included in lists allegedly identifying them as “anti-Hindu” or as “Indian agents”. Because of this, several reporters in the list faced police investigations and attacks while performing their duties.
This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 17 December 2020.
In September and October 2020, lists circulating online allegedly identifying journalists as “anti-Hindu” or as “Indian agents” named dozens of local members of the press, police opened investigations into at least two reporters and one media executive, and authorities attacked at least one journalist during the course of his reporting, according to news reports and journalists who spoke with CPJ. ....

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