RSF is protesting an assault on two journalists in north-east India. According to RSF's information, on 17 October 1998, Pradeep Behera, a senior journalist with the English-language daily "Arunachal Times", was assaulted by six unidentified persons armed with lethal weapons who entered his home in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. He is in hospital suffering from chest, head and leg injuries. It seems that the attack followed the publication of critical articles on social issues.
Meanwhile, in the state of Manipur, policemen stole 7,000 rupees (about 170 US dollars) from Zahid Khan, an associate editor of the monthly "Anouba Yawol". As the journalist was on his way to a place called Lilong, a police sub-inspector and other guards stopped him, took his wallet and said: "You are a bloody pressman, you don't write anything good for the people."
