Ezatullah Zawab (or ʻIzzat Allāh Żwāb) is a journalist from

Jalalabad Jalalabad (; Dari/ ps, جلال‌آباد, ) is the fifth-largest city of Afghanistan. It has a population of about 356,274, and serves as the capital of Nangarhar Province in the eastern part of the country, about from the capital Kabul. Jala ...

, Nangarhar Province,

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

. In 2003 Ezatullah Zawab was selected by the

Institute for War and Peace Reporting The Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) is an independent nonprofit organization that claims to train and provide publishing opportunities for professional and citizen journalists. History IWPR was founded in 1991 under the name Yugofax. ...

as a candidate for journalism training. On September 2, 2005 Ezatullah Zawab was apprehended by local officials. The

Committee to Protect Journalists The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is an American independent non-profit, non-governmental organization, based in New York City, New York, with correspondents around the world. CPJ promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journa ...

(CPJ) said: ''"Zawab is a staff correspondent for the independent news service Pajhwok Afghan News and editor of the monthly Meena magazine."'' CPJ said his apprehension was triggered by article he had published which were regarded as critical of local clerics and local officials. Ann Cooper, CPJ's Executive Director, wrote: Ezatullah Zawab was found beaten and unconscious in a ditch a week after his capture. He reported: ''"...that unidentified gunmen from Jalalabad picked him up and held him blindfolded in a basement. He was threatened and interrogated before being released."''

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