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04-04-2017, 02:17 PM
Press body and social media rally behind Indian journalist charged over her reporting on the military
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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has asked India to drop charges against Poonam Agrawal, a scribe with The Quint, who was booked under the Official Secrets Act.
CPJ, an independent organization that promotes press freedom worldwide, said in a statement (https://cpj.org/2017/04/indian-journalist-charged-under-official-secrets-a.php): "Charging journalists with serious crimes for reporting on the military risks having a chilling effect on press freedom." **
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CPJ, an independent organization that promotes press freedom worldwide, said in a statement (https://cpj.org/2017/04/indian-journalist-charged-under-official-secrets-a.php): "Charging journalists with serious crimes for reporting on the military risks having a chilling effect on press freedom." **
SEE ALSO: China is censoring social media less **w—but it's **t freedom (http://mashable.com/2017/02/13/china-weibo-less-censorship/)
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