CPJ and 14 human rights organizations and press associations issued a joint statement on Tuesday, May 2, calling on Kenyan authorities to expedite investigations into the killing of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif and to ensure accountability in a transparent judicial process.<\/p>\n

In October 2022, Kenyan police said an officer fatally shot Sharif in Kajiado County near the Kenyan capital Nairobi in a case of \u201cmistaken identity.\u201d Pakistani investigators later cast doubt on this narrative, saying the portrayal of the killing was \u201cfull of contradictions\u201d and the involvement of \u201ccharacters in Kenya, Dubai, and Pakistan in this assassination cannot be ruled out.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement argues that Kenyan authorities\u2019 failure to provide a credible account of the circumstances surrounding Sharif\u2019s killing dents the country\u2019s international image and raises safety concerns among a significant cohort of international journalists that have made the country home.<\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0 CPJ<\/a><\/p>

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CPJ and 14 human rights organizations and press associations issued a joint statement on Tuesday, May 2, calling on Kenyan authorities to expedite investigations into the killing of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif and to ensure accountability in a transparent judicial process. In October 2022, Kenyan police said an officer fatally shot Sharif in Kajiado County [\u2026]<\/p>\n

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