Murder Of Indian Journalist

Noted South Indian actor Prakash Raj, who risked the wrath of right-wing social media users last month with his comments over the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, has commissioned a sequel.

One month on, the murderers of Gauri Lankesh have still not been caught. The Bengaluru journalist is the only Indian to win the prestigious Anna Politkovskata Award, which is given in the memory of a slain Russian reporter and political activist to female human rights defenders. "It's a proof that her voice has not been silenced by her death," says...

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today expressed shock at the 'gruesome' murder of a TV journalist in Tripura and said 'repeated' attacks on the media were worrisome for the Indian democracy.

The US believes that Indian institutions have the ability to meet challenges posed by cases of infringement of human rights like the killing of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh, a top American diplomat has said.

The killing of a prominent journalist and government critic outside her home in Bangalore prompted protests in major Indian cities Wednesday and a national uproar about the shrinking space for free speech in the world's most populous democracy.

A total of 110 journalists were killed around the world in 2015, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said today, warning that more were being deliberately targeted for their work in supposedly peaceful countries.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has condemned the murder of an Indian journalist in West Bengal last month and asked for a probe into the crime.

Noted South Indian actor Prakash Raj, who risked the wrath of right-wing social media users last month with his comments over the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, has commissioned a sequel.

One month on, the murderers of Gauri Lankesh have still not been caught. The Bengaluru journalist is the only Indian to win the prestigious Anna Politkovskata Award, which is given in the memory of a slain Russian reporter and political activist to female human rights defenders. "It's a proof that her voice has not been silenced by her death," says...

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today expressed shock at the 'gruesome' murder of a TV journalist in Tripura and said 'repeated' attacks on the media were worrisome for the Indian democracy.

The US believes that Indian institutions have the ability to meet challenges posed by cases of infringement of human rights like the killing of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh, a top American diplomat has said.

The killing of a prominent journalist and government critic outside her home in Bangalore prompted protests in major Indian cities Wednesday and a national uproar about the shrinking space for free speech in the world's most populous democracy.

A total of 110 journalists were killed around the world in 2015, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said today, warning that more were being deliberately targeted for their work in supposedly peaceful countries.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has condemned the murder of an Indian journalist in West Bengal last month and asked for a probe into the crime.