Editor attacked; no newspaper in Manipur today

Imphal, Dec 22: Manipur today went without a daily as all newspaper houses stopped printing last night to protest an attempt on life of Paonam Labango, Editor and Publisher of the Kangla Pao, an eveninger, on December 20 night by unknown gunmen.

All the mediapersons had staged a sit-in-protest yesterday to condemn indiscriminte firing on Labango.

The journalists will also meet this evening to discuss sporadic attacks on scribes by unknown persons.

However, the journalists have joined their normal activities from today.

The Editors Forum, Manipur (EFM) and All Manipur Working Journalists Union (AMWJU) and other organisations have condemned the attack and urged all to respect freedom of press.

Mr Labango claimed that he had received a threat two months ago over a news item. He was asked not to publish something which he refused straightforward.

He had a dramatic escape when gunmen fired at him and he had drove away at neck-break speed to escape from the attackers, he said.

UNI

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