02-15-2006, 09:06 PM
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Journalists in India northeast walk a thin line </b>
By . T. Simchinthang - Asian Tribune
Lamka, 11 February, (Asiantribune.com): Journalists working in India's restive northeast are caught in a Catch 22 situation, often becoming the targets of both state and non-state actors, leading to a muzzling of press freedom. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Editors and the managements of daily newspapers published from Manipur took the extreme step of ceasing work to protest direct pressure being put by an outlawed militant group, the <b>Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), led by guerrilla leader City Metei</b>, on media houses. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Journalists in Assam and Nagaland too face pressure from the state and rebel groups, both sides trying to coerce counter the media into toeing their line.
In Assam, more than extremist groups, it is the government that has on several occasions tried to muzzle the freedom of the press. <b>More than 30 journalists were arrested during the past decade on charges of aiding and abetting insurgency</b>. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Journalists in India northeast walk a thin line </b>
By . T. Simchinthang - Asian Tribune
Lamka, 11 February, (Asiantribune.com): Journalists working in India's restive northeast are caught in a Catch 22 situation, often becoming the targets of both state and non-state actors, leading to a muzzling of press freedom. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Editors and the managements of daily newspapers published from Manipur took the extreme step of ceasing work to protest direct pressure being put by an outlawed militant group, the <b>Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), led by guerrilla leader City Metei</b>, on media houses. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Journalists in Assam and Nagaland too face pressure from the state and rebel groups, both sides trying to coerce counter the media into toeing their line.
In Assam, more than extremist groups, it is the government that has on several occasions tried to muzzle the freedom of the press. <b>More than 30 journalists were arrested during the past decade on charges of aiding and abetting insurgency</b>. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->