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Blog | India

Activists protest imprisonment of Indian journalist

By Sumit Galhotra/CPJ Steiger Fellow
Supporters of Lingaram Kodopi and his aunt gathered in New York's Union Square on October 4. (CPJ/Sumit Galhotra)

A couple dozen activists gathered this past week in New York City's Union Square to protest the imprisonment of freelance journalist Lingaram Kodopi and his aunt Soni Sori, who were arrested one year ago in India.

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October 10, 2012 12:53 PM ET | | Comments (1)
Tags: Attacked, Chhattisgarh, Freelance, Imprisoned, Lingaram Kodopi, Soni Sori
Blog | India

In India, imprisoned journalist's plea for help

By Madeline Earp/CPJ Senior Asia Research Associate

The New Delhi-based Tehelka magazine published an open letter by imprisoned freelance journalist Lingaram Kodopi on Monday. Kodopi, one of the two journalists CPJ documented in prison in India on December 1, 2011, has been held without charge since September 2011 as a suspected associate of insurgent Maoists in Chhattisgarh. His supporters believe he faces harassment for documenting police violence in the region.

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June 5, 2012 1:13 PM ET | | Comments (2)
Tags: Imprisoned, Lingaram Kodopi, Soni Sori, Tehelka

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