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Farmers of Panipat district, Haryana, after successfully opening the gates of Panipat toll plaza, one of many motorway tolls throughout the country opened by farmers
SUPPORT has been pouring in for protesting farmers, who are camping on the Indian national capital’s borders demanding repeal of three new farm laws.
On Monday, trade unions and civil society groups held a solidarity march in Delhi’s ITO area, pledging solidarity with the agitating farmers.
The march was attended by members of key central unions, including the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS), Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), All India United Trade Union Centre (AITUC) among others.
16 December 2020
Alert: Kerala journalist killed in hit-and-run
S V Pradeep, a Thiruvananthapuram based broadcast journalist, was killed in a hit-and–run road accident in suspicious circumstances on December 14. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls for a thorough investigation into his death. Journalist S V Pradeep Credit: The New Indian Express
According to police and onlookers, a Swaraj Mazda truck hit Pradeep’s two-wheeled vehicle which was travelling in the same direction near a Karakkamandapam traffic signal at 4pm. The driver did not stop the truck and sped from the scene. Pradeep was severely injured before later dying from the injuries he sustained. His body was taken to Thiruvananthapuram Medical College.
NEW DELHI, 10 Dec: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) has expressed concern over India’s rising record of human rights violations in recent times, especially against rights activists and journalists.
Marking the International Day for Human Rights, the union drew the attention of the government to the International Federation of Journalists’ (IFJ) white paper on global journalism, released on Thursday, wherein India figures among the 10 most dangerous spots for journalists.
In the 62-page document, released in Brussels on Thursday, the IFJ said that 2,658 journalists have been murdered since 1990 and 235 are currently in prison across the globe. Of the killed journalists, over 50 percent were from 10 most dangerous spots, featuring countries which suffered war violence, crimes and corruption, as well a catastrophic breakdown of law and order.