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.