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"We Will Set Office On Fire": Bangladesh Channel Threatened Over Journalist
Amid mounting concerns over press freedom in Bangladesh, a fresh intimidation episode has surfaced just days after violent attacks on leading newspaper offices drew international outrage.
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"You Are Killing Me": 30 Bangladeshi Journalists Rescued From Office Set On Fire
It began with an attack on Bengali-language daily newspaper Prothom Alo, where the crowd had gone chanting slogans before setting the building on fire around midnight.
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Paraguay's Largest Prison Set On Fire, Inmates Take Guards, Visitors Hostage
Hundreds of inmates rioted on Tuesday and took dozens of hostages at the overcrowded Tacumbu prison, the largest in Paraguay, according to authorities and AFP journalists at the scene.
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UP Journalist Set On Fire With Sanitiser Over His Reports, Claim Cops
The Uttar Pradesh police have arrested three men, including the son of a village Pradhan, for killing a 37-year-old journalist and his friend in Balrampur district, just 160 kilometres from state capital Lucknow last week.
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Journalist, Friend Killed After House Set Afire In UP's Balrampur: Police
A journalist was killed along with another man when a house, in which they were staying, was allegedly set on fire at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur on Saturday night.
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"Blame My Death On Russian Federation": Russian Journalist Dies After Setting Herself On Fire
The editor of a Russian independent news site died on Friday after setting herself on fire following a police raid in a probe targeting an opposition group, her website confirmed.
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Journalist Found Dead With 90% Burns In Madhya Pradesh, Murder Alleged
A journalist working for a Hindi daily died after sustaining 90 per cent burns in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar on Wednesday. His brother has alleged that he was set on fire by the additional agriculture extension officer and another man.
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13 Deaths, Bombs, Ballot Box-Burning In Bengal Panchayat Polls: 10 Points
Thirteen people died and around 50 were injured in widespread violence that swept across Bengal, centering the panchayat elections. Instances of violence -- bomb attack, booth capture, ballot boxes set on fire and attacks on journalists -- were reported from at least eight districts. By 5 pm, the turnout was 72 per cent, but voting continued becaus...
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He Fought For Same-Sex Marriage For Years - And Set Himself On Fire To Protest Global Pollution.
Police found the charred remains in New York's Prospect Park on Saturday morning, minutes after several journalists received the last email that prominent gay rights attorney David Buckel would ever send.
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NDTV Journalist Forced to Say 'Jai Sri Ram', Nitish Kumar Condemns Attack
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said incidents like an NDTV journalist being forced to chant "Jai Sri Ram" by a group of men who threatened to set fire to his car on a national highway in his state, "will not be tolerated."
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"We Will Set Office On Fire": Bangladesh Channel Threatened Over Journalist
Amid mounting concerns over press freedom in Bangladesh, a fresh intimidation episode has surfaced just days after violent attacks on leading newspaper offices drew international outrage.
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"You Are Killing Me": 30 Bangladeshi Journalists Rescued From Office Set On Fire
It began with an attack on Bengali-language daily newspaper Prothom Alo, where the crowd had gone chanting slogans before setting the building on fire around midnight.
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Paraguay's Largest Prison Set On Fire, Inmates Take Guards, Visitors Hostage
Hundreds of inmates rioted on Tuesday and took dozens of hostages at the overcrowded Tacumbu prison, the largest in Paraguay, according to authorities and AFP journalists at the scene.
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UP Journalist Set On Fire With Sanitiser Over His Reports, Claim Cops
The Uttar Pradesh police have arrested three men, including the son of a village Pradhan, for killing a 37-year-old journalist and his friend in Balrampur district, just 160 kilometres from state capital Lucknow last week.
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Journalist, Friend Killed After House Set Afire In UP's Balrampur: Police
A journalist was killed along with another man when a house, in which they were staying, was allegedly set on fire at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur on Saturday night.
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"Blame My Death On Russian Federation": Russian Journalist Dies After Setting Herself On Fire
The editor of a Russian independent news site died on Friday after setting herself on fire following a police raid in a probe targeting an opposition group, her website confirmed.
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Journalist Found Dead With 90% Burns In Madhya Pradesh, Murder Alleged
A journalist working for a Hindi daily died after sustaining 90 per cent burns in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar on Wednesday. His brother has alleged that he was set on fire by the additional agriculture extension officer and another man.
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13 Deaths, Bombs, Ballot Box-Burning In Bengal Panchayat Polls: 10 Points
Thirteen people died and around 50 were injured in widespread violence that swept across Bengal, centering the panchayat elections. Instances of violence -- bomb attack, booth capture, ballot boxes set on fire and attacks on journalists -- were reported from at least eight districts. By 5 pm, the turnout was 72 per cent, but voting continued becaus...
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He Fought For Same-Sex Marriage For Years - And Set Himself On Fire To Protest Global Pollution.
Police found the charred remains in New York's Prospect Park on Saturday morning, minutes after several journalists received the last email that prominent gay rights attorney David Buckel would ever send.
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NDTV Journalist Forced to Say 'Jai Sri Ram', Nitish Kumar Condemns Attack
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said incidents like an NDTV journalist being forced to chant "Jai Sri Ram" by a group of men who threatened to set fire to his car on a national highway in his state, "will not be tolerated."
