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Alisher Saipov, a 26-year-old independent editor, was brutally silenced on October 24, 2007. An unidentified killer fired at him three times, using a Makarov pistol, in his hometown of Osh, Kyrgyzstan. 

The Web site Wired PR News has more coverage of Afghan journalism student Parwez Kambakhsh’s 20-year jail sentence for blasphemy. The story cites our October 21 alert condemning the sentence.

Responding to reports that a local court in the Philippines has ordered the arrest of Osmeña Montañer and Estrella Sabay, the alleged masterminds in the 2005 killing of investigative journalist Marlene Garcia-Esperat, a day after murder charges were filed against them, we issued the following statement…

Yesterday’s 20-year jail sentence of Afghan journalism student Parwez Kambakhsh is getting additional coverage today. 

New York, October 21, 2008–The Committee to Protect Journalists is outraged by a Kabul appeal court’s decision to sentence Afghan journalism student Parwez Kambakhsh to 20 years in prison for blasphemy today.

In the Philippines today, the news that charges have been brought against the alleged masterminds in the murder of Philippine journalist Marlene Garcia-Esperat is running in many of the country’s major news outlets. 

In response to the 20-year jail sentence for blasphemy handed down to journalist student Parwez Kambakhsh by an appellate court in Afghanistan today, we issued this statement …

New York, October 20, 2008–The Committee to Protect Journalists is heartened to learn that murder charges were filed today in the 2005 slaying of investigative reporter Marlene Garcia-Esperat in the Philippines.

The Maria Moors Cabot Prize is one of the greatest honors conferred on journalists covering Latin America. The black tie gala, which took place last Thursday at Columbia University’s majestic Low Library, is like an annual reunion for journalists like me who have worked in the region.

In response to reports that murder charges have been filed against the alleged masterminds in the 2005 killing of Philippine journalist Marlene Garcia-Esperat before a local court in Mindanao, we issued this statement today …