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CPJ condemns attack on Pakistani journalist Raza Rumi

March 28, 2014 2:01 PM EDT

New York, March 28, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalist condemns today’s attack on the senior Pakistani journalist Raza Rumi in Lahore, which killed his driver. Unidentified gunmen fired on Rumi’s car near the Raja Market neighborhood after he left the studio following his TV show. Rumi and his guard were injured, according to news reports.…

When Journalists Are Killed, Witnesses May Be Next

February 12, 2014 2:25 AM EST

Eliminating witnesses has become an all too easy and eff ective method of stymying justice when journalists are assassinated. By Elisabeth Witchel

Even by Pakistani standards, a terrible month for press

May 24, 2012 4:02 PM EDT

May has been a terrible month for journalists in Pakistan, a country that has ranked as the world’s deadliest place for the press for two consecutive years. Two journalists have been killed, two more shot and wounded, and one attacked while in police custody, all in less than a month, according to news reports.