Birendra Shah

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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]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Nepal Maoist leader apologizes for journalist's murder", BBC Worldwide Monitoring, Lexis-Nexis, 8 November, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-18. 
  2. ^ Reporters without Borders. Maoists confess that journalist Birendra Shah was killed the day he was kidnapped. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
  3. ^ Committee to Protect Journalists. Nepal's Birendra Shah is dead, Maoists say. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
  4. ^ NEPAL: IFJ outraged at the death of Birendra Shah. Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
  5. ^ ""Abducted Nepal journalist's body found"", "BBC Worldwide Monitoring, Lexis-Nexis, 8 November, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-18. 
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