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134 journalists face harassment in Jan-Nov

| Updated: December 28, 2019 19:35:13


134 journalists face harassment in Jan-Nov

At least 134 journalists fell victim to harassment across the country in the first eleven of current calendar year, according to a report by an independent rights body.

Of them, thirteen received death threats over phone during January-November period, the Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) report noted.

It also disclosed that 22 journalists were attacked and harassed by political parties and one was found to have died an unnatural death.

28 journalists were tortured and harassed by terrorists, the rights body said.

55 cases were filed against published news, the ASK data added.

207 journalists faced harassment in 2018, the report further reveals.

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