Editors Guild of India today condemned the violence and death threats faced by journalists in Manipur, as a serious "threat" to press freedom and demanded protection of media persons by the government.
"Editors Guild of India condemns violence and attack on media people by militants. Guild calls upon government of Manipur to arrest the culprits and give protection to journalists in the state. There is a serious threat to freedom of media in the state," an official statement said.
"All the newspapers in the state closed their publication on December 16 and not even a single newspaper hit the stands on December 17. In their editions dated December 16 they left the editorial space blank...Impinging on the freedom of the media," it added.
The move by the Editors Guild followed reports of death threats received by Impact TV Editor-in-Chief Yumnam Rupachandra Singh from a militant organisation in Manipur for not broadcasting a press note issued by it.
