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Journalists stage sit in protest
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network
Imphal, September 21 2017:
Journalists in Manipur staged a sit-in protest at the Manipur Press Club here today to protest the killing of journalist Santanu Bhowmik in Tripura .
Santanu Bhowmik was killed on September 20 while covering the clashes between IPFT and TRUGP groups in Mandi, West Tripura.
The 29 year old journalist was working with a local news channel .
Under the banner of All Manipur Working Journalists’ Union (AMWJU), journalists holding placards strongly condemned the killing of Santanu Bhowmik.
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“Killing journalists is not the solution”, “We share our solitary with the martyred Santanu,” “We condemn the killing” and “Change the attitude towards journalists” were some of the slogans used by the protesting journalists in today's protest .
Speaking to media persons, AMWJU president W Shamjai said that the killing of the journalist is to suppress the freedom of expression and freedom of the press.
He also expressed regret that the working environment of the journalists is getting more and more worse by the day .
The AMWJU president then recalled how journalists were also killed in Manipur.
He said that quite a number of journalists have been killed in Manipur.
He further said that harassment of journalists from various quarters is not a new thing in Manipur .
W Shamjai condemned the killing of Santanu Bhowmik while saying that such killing is a big threat to democracy.
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