Birendra Shah was a Nepalese journalist. He was kidnapped and killed in late 2007 by cadres of the Communist Party of Nepal . The CPN(M) later issued a statement confirming his death. His death drew criticism from several press freedom organizations, including Reporters without borders, the Committee to Protect Journalists, and the International Federation of Journalists. More than a month after the killing, Maoist Deputy Commander Janardan Sharma Prabhakar apologized on behalf of his party, which had previously claimed innocence.

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  • Birendra Shah was a Nepalese journalist. He was kidnapped and killed in late 2007 by cadres of the Communist Party of Nepal . The CPN(M) later issued a statement confirming his death. His death drew criticism from several press freedom organizations, including Reporters without borders, the Committee to Protect Journalists, and the International Federation of Journalists. More than a month after the killing, Maoist Deputy Commander Janardan Sharma Prabhakar apologized on behalf of his party, which had previously claimed innocence. (en)
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  • Birendra Shah was a Nepalese journalist. He was kidnapped and killed in late 2007 by cadres of the Communist Party of Nepal . The CPN(M) later issued a statement confirming his death. His death drew criticism from several press freedom organizations, including Reporters without borders, the Committee to Protect Journalists, and the International Federation of Journalists. More than a month after the killing, Maoist Deputy Commander Janardan Sharma Prabhakar apologized on behalf of his party, which had previously claimed innocence. (en)
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  • Birendra Shah (en)
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