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Press Statement India: Reporter brutally stabbed to death near Chennai10 Nov, 2020 Moses, a reporter for Tamilian TV, has been hacked to death in the western suburb of Kundrathru, Tamil Nadu, allegedly for his coverage of illegal land grabbing in the area. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the journalist’s brutal attack and is concerned for the safety of media workers in the region. Authorities stated that Moses, aged 26, was attacked by multiple men with knives nearby to his house, after being called outside via mobile. He attempted to run back to safety but was attacked a second time. His assailants fled the scene before Moses’ father and neighbour emerged to investigate his cries. The journalist was declared dead soon after at Chromepet Government Hospital. His father, Gnanaraj Jesudasan, who is also a reporter for daily Tamil publication Malai Tamizhagam, was under the impression he was meeting with friends. He has since filed a First Information Report (FIR) stating that Moses was called out his home by Manoj Selvan at 10:45pm, a man known to the family. The FIR names Selvam and three others – Venkatesan Sekar, Vignesh Tirumalai and Navamani Duraiswamy – who have all been detained and charged with murder. The journalist was reportedly attacked for his exposing of the illicit deals of land mafia in the areas around his village on the outskirts of Chennai city, Naduveeranpattu Pudhunallur, where real estate is a highly profitable and growing business. Police sources state a group of residents had earlier demolished several temporary structures erected on Poromboke land, an area that does not fall under a list of revenue records and therefore has no owner. The villagers had also reported the incident to police but were hesitant to initiate legal action due to the powerful political backing of the land grabbers. However, Jesudasan asserted that Moses was falsely accused of these reports, and had not instigated the retaliation and removal of stones used to mark plots by local landowners. Moses is the fourth Indian journalist to be assassinated in 2020. The nation has a grim history of violence against media workers and was recently profiled in IFJ’s International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists campaign, calling for urgent action to address the restriction of press freedom and rampant circumvention of justice in India. IFJ General Secretary Anthony Bellanger said:“This violent and unprovoked attack is a dire representation of the state of press freedom in India. We extend our condolences to Moses’s family and colleagues and call on authorities to conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the journalist’s murder to ensure the perpetrators do not evade justice.” Written By The IFJ represents more than 600,000 journalists in 140 countries. For further information contact IFJ Asia-Pacific on +61 2 9333 0946 Find the IFJ on Twitter: @ifjasiapacific Find the IFJ on Facebook: www.facebook.com/IFJAsiaPacific Comments Resources - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, June 2022 06/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, May 2022 05/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, April 2022 04/16/2022 Download
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Press Statement बरिष्ठ पत्रकार दीक्षित गिरफ्तारी प्रकरणको गाम्भीर्यतालाई ध्यानमा राखी सम्बद्ध सवै क्षेत्रबाट तत्काल ठोस पहल गर्न महासंघको आग्रह26 Apr, 2016 अख्तियार दुरुपयोग अनुसन्धान आयोगले बरिष्ठ पत्रकार कनकमणि दीक्षितलाई साझा यातायातको अध्यक्षको हैसियत खुलाई आर्थिक अनियमितताको अनुसन्धानका लागि भनी गरेको गिरफ्तारी र त्यसपछिका घटनाक्रमलाई नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघले सूक्ष्मरुपले अनुगमन गरिरहेको छ । महासंघ संवैधानिक निकायले आफ्नो अधिकार क्षेत्र भित्र रहेर गर्ने काम कारवाहीको सम्मान गर्दछ । तर, यस प्रकरणमा भएको गिरफ्तारी, त्यसपछिको कारवाही, न्यायिक प्रक्रियामा लैजान भएको आलटाल एवं अनुसन्धान निकायबाटै प्रेस जगतलाई समेत लाञ्छित गर्दैै लगातार भैरहेको प्रचारवाजीले घटना सामान्य अनुसन्धानको प्रक्रियाभन्दा फरक रहेको देखाउँदछ । महासंघ पत्रकार दीक्षितको स्वास्थ्य अवस्थाप्रति समेत चिन्तित छ । महासंघ यस प्रकरणमा समग्र अवस्था र विषयको गाम्भर्यतालाई समेत ध्यानमा राखी सम्बद्ध सवै क्षेत्रबाट तत्काल ठोस पहलको लागि आग्रह गर्दछ । Written By Federation of Nepali Journalists Media Village, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977 01 449 0063/ 493 873/ 447 8235 Comments Resources - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, June 2022 06/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, May 2022 05/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, April 2022 04/16/2022 Download