Birendra Shah

This article is about the Nepalese journalist. For the former King of Nepal, see Birendra of Nepal.

Birendra Shah (Nepali: बीरेन्द्र शाह) was a Nepalese journalist. He was kidnapped and killed in late 2007 by cadres of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). The CPN(M) later issued a statement confirming his death.[1] His death drew criticism from several press freedom organizations, including Reporters without borders,[2] the Committee to Protect Journalists,[3] and the International Federation of Journalists.[4]

More than a month after the killing, Maoist Deputy Commander Janardan Sharma Prabhakar apologized on behalf of his party, which had previously claimed innocence.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Nepal Maoist leader apologizes for journalist's murder". BBC Worldwide Monitoring (Lexis-Nexis). 2007-11-08.
  2. ↑ Reporters without Borders. "Maoists confess that journalist Birendra Shah was killed the day he was kidnapped". Retrieved 2007-11-18.
  3. ↑ Committee to Protect Journalists. "Nepal's Birendra Shah is dead, Maoists say". Retrieved 2007-11-18.
  4. ↑ "NEPAL: IFJ outraged at the death of Birendra Shah". Retrieved 2007-11-18.
  5. ↑ "Abducted Nepal journalist's body found". "BBC Worldwide Monitoring (Lexis-Nexis). 2007-11-08.