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| DUJ condemns the lynching of journalist Santanu Bhowmik | |
New Delhi,September 23, (Scoop News)-The targeted murder of TV journalist Santanu Bhowmik has shocked the entire journalist community. We view this as one more assault on the freedom of the press.
Bhowmik, 27, was lynched while covering an agitation by the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) on the outskirts of Agartala, Tripura on Sept.20, 2017. He was allegedly targeted by members of the IPFT while taking photographs of their violent agitation.
We demand an impartial and immediate probe into the murder and compensation for his family.
In view of the growing attacks we demand that the central government immediately introduce a national risk insurance scheme to cover all media persons. This insurance should be comprehensive and include accident cover, life cover and also loss of professional equipment. Such insurance is imperative given the low wages of the majority of working journalists and the refusal of most employers to provide any kind of protection.
The DUJ believes there must be special protections for journalists who are whistleblowers and risk their lives to expose corruption and other social evils. We regret the impunity given to criminal elements who threaten and attack media persons at will.
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