Nepal: Four Charged for Brutal Murder of a Journalist (Impunity Watch Asia)
"According to international media watchdog, Reporters without Borders, around 15 men broke into Singh’s apartment and repeatedly battered her with blunt objects and then stabbed her to death. Singh died from the injuries sustained on her way to the capital when local attempts to help her failed. Singh was only 26 when she died.
"Singh had criticized the caste system and written on a number of political issues. Her articles criticizing the dowry system, a tradition where the bride’s family has to pay significant sums of money and land to the groom’s family, created shock waves in Southern Nepal.
"However the motives of her attackers are still unclear. Although four men have been arrested, an underground group claimed responsibility for Singh’s attack but stated it was ‘a mistake.’ Singh was working in a part of the country where there are many militants connected to an ethnic separatist movement. The militants want regional autonomy from the Maoist government."
See also:
Uma Singh, 26 (Nepali Times, January 12, 2009):
"Journalists all over Nepal staged protests and bore black bands to mourn Uma's killing."
And see:
Nepal radio journalist murdered (BBC, January 12, 2009)
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