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Journalist Burned Alive In India For Facebook Post Exposing Corruption

Posted by Soulskill on from the rest-in-peace dept.

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. one should note: governments are same everywhere by ltorvalds024 · · Score: -1, Troll

    to sum up! government in US kill people in their homeland (cops killing innocent people) as well as abroad (bombing Middle East).