Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, has condemned the killing of journalist Hassan Zaib in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan on 14 July.
I condemn the killing of journalist Hassan Zaib. I urge authorities to investigate this killing and bring its perpetrators to justice. Impunity for such violent crimes against journalists should never be allowed.
Audrey AzoulayUNESCO Director-General
Hassan Zaib was a journalist for local TV outlet, Aaj News, and was a member of the Khyber Union of Journalists and the Peshawar Press Club. He was reportedly shot by two assailants while travelling in a vehicle with his brother. He is the seventh journalist killed in Pakistan since the beginning of the year.
UNESCO promotes the safety of journalists through global awareness-raising, capacity building and by coordinating the implementation of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity.
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