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– India: Murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh is a devastating blow to freedom of expression (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News September 6, 2017

Gauri Lankesh, a senior journalist and editor of the weekly Kannada-language tabloid Gauri Lankesh Patrike, was shot dead at her home in Bengaluru, Karnataka state.
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