STAR FORCE POLICEAs the media become increasingly daring, the security forces are stepping up their arrests, physical attacks, threats and summoning of journalists. Police chief Adam Zahir and his Star Force have targeted the vigorous opposition paper Minivan. One of its journalists has been sentenced to life imprisonment for supposed drug trafficking after publicly criticising the Star Force. Its cartoonist, Ahmed Abbas, was jailed for sharply criticising the police. more
Sunday, May 6, 2007
Reporters without Borders
STAR FORCE POLICEAs the media become increasingly daring, the security forces are stepping up their arrests, physical attacks, threats and summoning of journalists. Police chief Adam Zahir and his Star Force have targeted the vigorous opposition paper Minivan. One of its journalists has been sentenced to life imprisonment for supposed drug trafficking after publicly criticising the Star Force. Its cartoonist, Ahmed Abbas, was jailed for sharply criticising the police. more
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