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September 9, 2020

Press Organizations Demand Justice for Murdered Pakistani Journalist Shaheena Shaheen Baloch
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In Pakistan, press freedom groups are denouncing the recent killing of
journalist and women's rights activist Shaheena Shaheen Baloch. Baloch
was reportedly shot twice by her husband, who then dropped her off at a
hospital and fled. The Coalition for Women in Journalism is demanding an
investigation. The organization's founder said in a statement, "The
state continues to do nothing about the violations women face in the
country."


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