Indian subcontinent remains dangerous for scribes
Indian subcontinent continues to remain a dangerous place for scribes to pursue critical journalism. As the year 2016 ends with the cumulative statistics of 16 journalist-murder incidents in India; Afghanistan; Pakistan; Bangladesh and Myanmar; the broader region emerges as an unsafe place for mediapersons — similar to Syria; Yemen; Iraq; Libya etc; where journalists are being deliberately attacked. The largest democracy in the globe witnessed the murder of six journalists in 2016; whereas its immediate neighbors including Bhutan; Nepal; Tibet (China); Maldives and Sri Lanka had not reported any incident of journalist-murders in that period. Of course; Afghanistan (casualty 5); Pakistan (3); Bangladesh (1) and Myanmar (1) lost brave scribes to assailants in the year. According to the New York based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ); over 70 professional and non-professional journalists were killed worldwide in connection with their profession in 2016. Syria; like the previous years; topped the list with 14 journalist-casualties; followed by Yemen (6); Iraq (6); Libya (3); Somalia (3); Turkey (2); Mexico (2) and others.; http://www.sentinelassam.com/editorial/story.php?sec=3&subsec=0&id=293580&dtP=2017-01-01&ppr=1
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