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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[Penguinisto]

One way to apply immediate and powerful pressure from the US government's point of view: suspend the issue of all H1-B visas to workers from India until India gets their shit together.