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UNESCO chief calls for prosecution of Indian journalist’s killers

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United Nations, New York:  UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has asked Indian authorities to prosecute the killers of journalist Shubham Mani Tripathi in order to end “gunpoint censorship.”

Condemning the murder of Tripathi, she said on Tuesday, “I call on the authorities to bring the perpetrators of this crime to justice, which is essential to deter other criminals from practicing gunpoint censorship.”

Tripathi, who was a correspondent for the Kanpur Hindi newspaper Kampu Mail, was shot dead on June 19 in the Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh allegedly in retaliation for reporting on “land disputes marked by allegations of corruption,” UNESCO said.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported that police have arrested three people in connection with the killing.

By Arul Louis

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