Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, today condemned the killing of India Nagar of Bangalurun journalist Gauri Lankesh, who was shot on 5th September, outside her home in the district of Rajarajeshwari , South India.

"I condemn the murder of Gauri Lankesh," the Director-General stated. "Any attack on the media is an attack on the fundamental right to freedom of expression of each member of society. I urge the Indian authorities to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice and this crime is punished."

Lankesh, 55, was the editor and publisher of the Gauri Lankesh Patrike, a Kannada-language weekly, and an outspoken critic of right-wing extremism. She was fatally shot by at least three unknown assailants outside her home in the Rajarajeshwari Nagar district of Bangaluru, South India

source:Wam