http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/acclaimed-photographer-anja-niedringhaus-dies/2014/04/04/36dd70e6-bbf3-11e3-80de-2ff8801f27af_story.html
Euroopa Ajakirjanike Födratsioon
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4.aprill 2014
Brüssel
The European
Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has today condemned the cold blooded killing of
a Germany photographer, Anja Niedringhaus, at the outskirt of Khost city in
Afghanistan ahead of Saturday’s Afghan presidential election.
‘‘We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of a
courageous colleague who has risked her life for bringing the truth to the
people, ’’ said Ricardo Gutiérrez, EFJ General
Secretary. ‘‘Our thoughts are with her family and friends.’’
Anja Niedringhaus, 48, is an
internationally acclaimed photographer. She has been working for the Associated
Press (AP) as a staff photographer since 2002. In the past years, she has been
working in Afghanistan covering the conflict and its impact on the citizens.
According to the AP, Niedringhaus was
shot dead instantly by a unit commander at the heavily guarded compound in the
Tani district while she travelled with another freelance journalist, Kathy
Gannon, in a convoy of election workers.
The 60-year-old Canadian journalist,
Gannon, was injured during the attack. She is now in a stable condition at the
hospital. Following the shooting, the killer has been arrested by the police.
‘‘The
cold blooded killing is clearly a specific targeting of journalists, ’’
condemned Gutiérrez.
‘‘The government and local authorities must do more to ensure the safety of
journalists reporting in the country.’’
The EFJ affiliates in Germany, DJV and
dju.verdi have also expressed their ‘‘great dismay’’ at the murder of their
colleagues and sent their thoughts to his family.
Niedringhaus
was the second Western journalist killed during the election campaign after Swedish journalist Nils Horner who
was shot dead in Kabul on 11 March. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) is the largest journalists' organisation in Europe representing more than 320,000 journalists in 37 countries. You can follow us on Facebook and Twitter or subscribe to our fortnightly newsletter EFJ FOCUS for updated news.
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