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Journalist Burned Alive In India For Facebook Post Exposing Corruption

arnott writes: Journalist Jagendra Singh used a Facebook page to expose corruption in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. Though he posted under a pseudonym, he was quickly found and burned alive by police, allegedly on the order of the minister accused. He died a week later from his injuries. This is not the first case of a journalist being attacked in this state. Amnesty International had urged the local government to launch an official investigation, and now five policemen and a politician have been brought up on murder charges. What can Facebook or other companies do to help these journalists report on corruption in a safe manner?

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  1. Re:Burning people? by Applehu+Akbar · · Score: 4, Funny

    And right now, they could buy Colt really cheap.

  2. Re:Burning people? by Rakarra · · Score: 4, Funny

    The .45 or the 40 ounce?

    You got two hands, right?