Journalism Turning Perilous In Uttar Pradesh

Brut India

Legal suits, FIRs, sometimes even DEATH... professional journalists are increasingly coming under attack in UP. Two Hindi language journalists tell Brut how they are coping with all that stress…

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00:00I had never thought that I would have to go to jail for killing news.

00:08After coming out of jail, I was completely terrified.

00:30After watching my video, the principal surrounded me and tried to steal my mobile.

00:54He beat me up.

01:01I enjoyed drinking tea and water with the principal.

01:05From there, he took me to Phoolpur police station.

01:11Meanwhile, the police officer Shiv Shankar Singh took me out of jail and started beating me up with slippers.

01:19He said that many people used to spread news against me.

01:22Now you are trapped in my clutches.

01:25Now I will tell you what is the fun of being a journalist and spreading news against the police.

01:55I have seen many journalists from the climate sector who have filed cases against the police.

02:23I have seen many journalists who have tried to suppress the journalists.

02:26They want to get away from this environment.

02:28There are many journalists who have left journalism.

02:30There are many districts where journalists want to spread news against the police.

02:56Now, I am in a situation where I am afraid of filing a case against the police.

03:02I don't think any journalist will want to do journalism in my way.

03:05He is from a poor family.

03:07The institution is not giving him anything.

03:09How will he fight the case?

03:26After coming out of jail, I was completely scared.

03:32After this incident, I started spending more time in my shop than in journalism.

03:37Because it is not easy to do journalism in Uttar Pradesh.

03:42There are enemies everywhere.

03:47If you don't spread a news, ten enemies will come and attack you.

03:50It is easy to understand that there is no security for journalists in Uttar Pradesh.

03:59Journalists can be killed anytime.

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