Journalists' forum appeals for safety of scribes in Northeast Guwahati, July 21 (IANS): The Journalists' Forum, Assam (JFA) has lauded the Indian envoy at the United Nations for his concern and his appeal to the international community for the security of scribes working in conflict zones across the globe.
JFA, the Northeast India-based media persons' organisation, however, claimed that India in general and trouble-torn Assam in particular were recognised as being among the most dangerous places for working journalists. The JFA reaction came on Saturday after India's Permanent Representative at the UN Asoke Kumar Mukerji on Wednesday argued that journalists, who play a crucial role in ensuring citizens' rights to constitutionally guaranteed liberty, freedom of speech and expression, should also get the protection of governments. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jul2113/at048 _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
