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Media Watchdog Urges India to Protect Journalists

by Associated Press

   NEW DELHI --

   A media watch group has expressed serious concern at "an alarming
   deterioration in the working environment of journalists in India" and
   demanded that the government ensure the safety of journalists who are
   feeling threatened.

   Reporters Without Borders said in a report Wednesday that that at least
   three journalists were killed in India in 2017 and that a fourth case
   is still under investigation. In 2018, the situation appears to have
   worsened significantly, with four journalists killed in the first six
   months of the year.

   The report said, "The hate speech directed toward journalists has
   increased massively, causing serious concern for their safety."

   There was no immediate reaction from the Indian government.

   The group demanded a swift and independent investigation of cases in
   which journalists have been targeted.