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Mob attacked a Journalist in Palamunai

00:00 May 5 2022 Easten town of Akkaraipattu

  Journalist/ media worker   Male   Others   Physical attacks   Media Freedom and Freedom of expression

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Shaheer Khan Farookh was assaulted by a group of people while he was covering a clash between police and residents in Palamunai area in the Easten town of Akkaraipattu in Ampara district on 05th May 2022. He was admitted to the Akkaraipattu Base Hospital and received the necessary treatment. Shaheer Khan Farook is a regional Journalist
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