Mobashir Mirza Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

In Pakistan, six convicted in Wali Khan Babar murder

March 3, 2014 2:09 PM EST

New York, March 3, 2014–A Pakistani court on Saturday convicted six defendants for their roles in the murder of Wali Khan Babar, a Geo TV journalist who was shot dead in Karachi in January 2011, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the convictions–the first in the murder of a Pakistani journalist–but…

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