Nepal - TV magnate shot dead, police urged not to rule out media activities as motive

Reporters Without Borders urges the Nepalese authorities not to rule out the possibility that yesterday's murder of media owner Jamim Shah was linked to his media activities. The head of satellite TV station Channel Nepal and cable TV company Space Time Network, Shah was shot dead in the centre of Kathmandu yesterday. “Although a controversial figure, Shah made a major contribution to media development in Nepal by enabling many Nepalese to gain access to TV stations all over the world,” (...)

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