(WAN/IFEX) – In a letter to Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, WAN has expressed its serious concern at an attack on the home of newspaper editor Jeelani Qadri. According to reports, early on the morning of 23 November 1999, Kashmiri militants threw a grenade at the Srinigar home of Qadri, editor of the daily […]
(WAN/IFEX) – In a letter to Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, WAN
has expressed its serious concern at an attack on the home of newspaper
editor Jeelani Qadri.
According to reports, early on the morning of 23 November 1999, Kashmiri
militants threw a grenade at the Srinigar home of Qadri, editor of the daily
newspaper “Afaaq”. Qadri and his family, who were asleep inside at the time,
escaped unharmed but the house was extensively damaged. Reports are unclear
as to whether the assailants were separatists or pro-India militants.
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as a journalist
another newspaper in Srinigar, “Uqab”, in which a woman was injured
that those responsible are swiftly brought to justice
press are able to carry out their profession free from harassment and attack
Appeals To
His Excellency Atal Behari Vajpayee
Prime Minister
Office of the Prime Minister
South Block
New Delhi 110 011, India
Fax: +91 11 301 6857
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