In a 23 August 2000 letter to President Kocheril Raman Narayanan, WAN and the World Editors Forum expressed outrage at the murder of newspaper editor Brajamani Singh.
According to reports, two gunmen broke into the house of Singh, editor of the English-language "Manipur News", late at night on 20 August, and shot him dead. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the killing, but police say they suspect the involvement of one of Manipur state's rebel separatist groups.
