Abdul Rehman Afridi, editor of the local newspaper Daily Sitara in Jacobabad, Sindh province and vice president of the Jacobabad Press Club was attacked on 8 September. He was attacked by a gang angered at his publication of news stories about the district government’s mismanagement of relief material intended for flood victims. Afridi was threatened at the newspaper’s office and then beaten with wooden sticks.
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Pakistan: Editor beaten for flood allegations
Abdul Rehman Afridi, editor of the local newspaper Daily Sitara in Jacobabad, Sindh province and vice president of the Jacobabad Press Club was attacked on 8 September. He was attacked by a gang angered at his publication of news stories about the district government’s mismanagement of relief material intended for flood victims. Afridi was threatened at […]
By Intern
21 Sep 10