India - Police target journalists covering street demonstrations

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders firmly condemns the targeted attacks by police on journalists that have occurred during a continuing wave of angry demonstrations to demand better protection for women and tougher punishments for sex crimes following the gang-rape of a female student in New Delhi on 16 December. Many of the protests have degenerated into violent clashes with the police. “We urge the authorities to carry out a thorough and impartial investigation into the circumstances of Thangjam (...)

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