CPJ writes to Bush and Musharraf for word of abducted Pakistani journalist
Dear President Musharraf: We are greatly concerned about the disappearance of our colleague Hayatullah Khan, who has been missing since he was abducted by unknown gunmen in North Waziristan along Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan on December 5. Members of his family and his colleagues have repeatedly asked the Committee to Protect Journalists to find out where he is being held and seek his release.
CPJ writes to Bush and Musharraf for word of abducted Pakistani journalist
Dear President Bush: We are greatly concerned about the disappearance of our colleague Hayatullah Khan, who has been missing since he was abducted by unknown gunmen in North Waziristan along Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan on December 5. Members of his family and his colleagues have repeatedly asked the Committee to Protect Journalists to find out where he is being held and seek his release. With that in mind, we are writing to you and to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
Pakistan: CPJ writes to Bush and Musharraf for word of abducted Pakistani journalist
New York, April 26, 2006—The Committee to Protect Journalists urged the leaders of the United States and Pakistan today to investigate the disappearance of Pakistani journalist Hayatullah Khan, who was seized by unidentified gunman along the Pakistan-Afghan border on December 5. The Khan family say they have been told by Pakistani government sources that Hayatullah…
Police attack cricket sports journalist
APRIL 16, 2006 Posted: April 25, 2006 Shamsul Haq Tunku, Prothom Alo Anurup Titu, Dainik Purbokon And about 50 other journalists ATTACKED Senior sports photographer Shamsul Haq Tunku of the Bengali-language daily Prothom Alo was “accosted, thrown to the ground, kicked and beaten” by police, according to The Australian reporter Andrew Ramsey, for using the…
Nepal: Journalists must be free to report on their country’s turmoil
New York, April 21, 2006—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on King Gyanendra, all political parties, and other groups to respect press freedom and ensure the safety of Nepalese journalists, more than 20 of whom remain in detention. “While Nepal is in political turmoil, we must remember the important role that journalists play at such…