Jamim Shah Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Nepalese riot police block journalists during a protest against the killing Arun Simhaniya. (AP/Binod Joshi)

Second Nepali media owner murdered in a month

March 3, 2010 2:46 PM EST

New York, March 3, 2010—Police in Nepal must immediately investigate Monday’s fatal shooting of publisher and business owner Arun Singhaniya, the second murder of a media executive in the country in a month, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Nepal’s media brave threats in ‘interesting times’

February 19, 2010 11:29 AM EST

The times, they’re getting a bit too interesting in Nepal. Journalists who are supposed to cover the news are becoming the news themselves.

CPJ calls for an end to impunity following Nepalese murder

February 10, 2010 2:09 PM EST

New York, February 10, 2009—The Committee to Protect Journalists joins with its colleague in the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) in demanding an end to the impunity surrounding attacks on journalists in Nepal. The FNJ made the demands today in Kathmandu during a protest rally that came two days after the shooting death of Jamim Shah, the chairman of the…