5 journalists who sacrificed their lives for the truth

5 journalists who sacrificed their lives for the truth | 5 journalists who died exposing the truth, bravely confronting power and injustice to uphold press freedom and public accountability.

Gauri Lankesh | She was a fearless journalist and editor, she also received threats many times for her articles, Gauri was murdered on 5 September 2017.

Lassa Kaul | Because of his work he became the target of terrorists. On February 13, 1990, he was shot dead by militants outside his home in Bemina, Srinagar.

Ram Chander Chhatrapati | He was an Indian journalist who was murdered in a targeted drive-by shooting in 2002. Chhatrapati ran a local Hindi-language evening daily Poora Sach

Jyotirmoy Dey | Senior journalist J Dey was shot dead outside his house in Mumbai. Dey was a very honest person.

Shoebullah Khan | Shoebullah’s murder on August 22, 1948 by Razakars, he was in favour of merger of Hyderabad with the Indian Union.