Indian media mourns killing of investigative journalist
Media rights organisations in India have expressed outrage over the killing of Mukesh Chandrakar, pictured, a prominent journalist known for his anti-corruption investigations. The body of MrChandrakar was found by police hidden in a septic tank in the compound of a construction contractor in the state state of Chhattisgarh, a few days after his family […]
Crisis point for media freedom in Bangladesh
Picture shows Shyamal Datta, Muzammil Babu, Farzana Rupa and Shakil Ahmed. In an impassioned appeal to the CJA, Shushama Shashi, daughter of the detained Bangladeshi journalist Shyamal Dutta, has called for help from all international media organisations and human rights bodies to campaign for the release of detained journalists in the country. It’s estimated that charges have […]