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UNESCO Director-General condemns killing of journalist Ashutosh Srivastava in India
I condemn the killing of Ashutosh Srivastava. Journalists must be protected from all forms of attack, and authorities must undertake thorough risk assessments to prevent violence against them. I urge the authorities to investigate this killing and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Ashutosh Srivastava was a correspondent for the news channel Sudarshan News. Unknown assailants shot him several times while he was travelling on his motorbike. Srivastava had requested police protection from threats of violence he had received a month before his killing.
UNESCO promotes the through global awareness-raising, capacity building and by coordinating the implementation of the on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity.
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