GUWAHATI, March 12:
Northeast India Federation of
Journalists (NIFJ) has
condemned atrocities on
journalists by police while
they cover news and events.
While urging State Governments
to ensure safety and
security of journalists, the
NIFJ also demanded an
inquiry into the incident on
the Assam-Mizoram border
on Saturday.
The NIFJ in a Press
release said that News 18
Assam-North East journalist
Emmy C Lawbei was
brutally beaten up by Assam
police on Saturday while she
was covering a protest
programme by Mizo
students on the AssamMizoram
border.
Lawbei sustained injuries
on her shoulder and back.
Lawbei said that the journalists
were ahead of the
students. There was some
verbal exchange followed by
lathi charge. “Police started
chasing us, beating everyone
on the way. They kept
beating us even after we told
them that we were journalists”,
the release said
quoting Lawbei.-Assam Tribune
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