An app pretending to “auction” prominent Muslim women including journalists was posted online in India on 1 January. After talking to many Muslim women journalists, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Indian authorities to intervene to put a stop to this form of harassment, which is both revolting and potentially dangerous for its targets.
“It started on the 1st of January,” said Ismat Ara, a journalist who works for The Wire news website.
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