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

Jalalabad Jalalabad (; Help:IPA/Persian, ͡ʒä.lɑː.lɑː.bɑːd̪ is the list of cities in Afghanistan, fifth-largest city of Afghanistan. It has a population of about 200,331, and serves as the capital of Nangarhar Province in the eastern part ...

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. 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 trains and provide publishing opportunities for professional and citizen journalists. IWPR is registered in the UK as a charity (charity reg. no: 1027201, ...

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 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in New York City, with correspondents around the world. CPJ promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalists. The '' American Journalism ...

(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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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zawab, Ezatullah Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Afghan journalists Pashtun people Pashto-language poets 20th-century Afghan poets People from Nangarhar Province 21st-century Afghan poets