- Zakia Zaki
Zakia Zaki (d. June 6, 2007) was an Afghan female
journalist . She was the director and owner ofAfghan Radio Peace , which broadcast out ofJabal Saraj ,Parwan province, north of the capital ofKabul ,Afghanistan .Zaki was assassinated on June 6, 2007, by gunmen in front of her 8 year old son. Zaki had apparently criticized local warlords who warned her to change her station's programming. Her murder was seen as part of a series of recent attacks against high profile Afghan women.
Her killing was condemned by First Lady
Laura Bush . [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/10/bush.journalist/index.html]External links
* [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/10/bush.journalist/index.html Laura Bush condemns killing of Afghan journalist]
* [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1104AP_Afghan_Women_Attacks.html Seattle Post-Intelligencer: List of Women attacked or killed in Afghanistan]
* [http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2007/06/26/afghan_women_journalists_targeted/ Boston Globe: Afghan women journalists targeted]
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