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Journalists protest killing of scribes across country

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Press Trust of India Guwahati
Journalists in Guwahati joined the national media fraternity to protest against the recent killing of scribes across India.

Organized by the Journalists Action Committee Assam, the demonstration was held in front of the Guwahati Press Club and participated by various media organisations and independent journalists.

The journalists raised slogans in support of various demands including a special protection law for media persons on duty.

The year 2017 alone witnessed the killing of eight journalists in nine months with three working journalists losing their lives in September alone.

The city based journalists also joined in the mission with their specific demands for justice to over 30 journalists who have been killed in the last three decades in Assam.

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First Published: Oct 02 2017 | 10:42 PM IST

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