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ADVISORY ON TRAVEL OF INDIAN JOURNOS

February 8th, 2011 by Ravi Matah | Posted in News   Comments Off on ADVISORY ON TRAVEL OF INDIAN JOURNOS

Foreign journalists were beaten with sticks and fists by pro-government mobs on the streets Cairo last Thursday and dozens were reported detained by security forces in what the U.S. called a concerted attempt to intimidate the press. They include journalists from India also who are working for various TV news channels and newspapers and have travelled in recent days to Egypt to cover the latest developments taking place there. It is learnt that more are planning a visit in coming days.

Indian Government has now issued an advisory on travel of Indian journalists to Egypt. (more…)