Mukul Singh Chauhan was on his eleventh day as an intern at The Wire, and was covering the farmer's protest on January 26. On what should have been an unremarkable day, matters suddenly took a turn for the worse when a mob, armed with iron rods and wooden sticks, decided to turn violent.

Mukul had a camera with him – and for a mob that did not want the eyes of the public on their actions, he became a target.

Mukul's story is not uncommon. Journalists are constantly in the line of fire, as the job by definition involves making sure that difficult, hidden stories are uncovered.

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