On the night of Nov. 9, 1938, a co-ordinated wave of violence aimed at Germany's and Austria's Jews swept those countries, leaving up to 92 dead (plus at least 30 more in Austria), synagogues destroyed, thousands more homes and businesses ransacked -- and people deported to concentration camps.

The event became known as Kristallnacht -- Crystal Night, or the Night of Broken Glass.

Many saw it as a prelude to the Holocaust.

From CBC.ca:

Fung was on her second tour in Afghanistan and had been in Kabul nearly a month when she was taken. Her driver and translator, or "fixer," were overpowered, and later government authorities detained them for questioning.

The fixer remained in detention on Sunday, but Cruickshank said he's hopeful the man will be released soon.*

* CBC Radio's The World This Weekend said both men were still in custody.

If you're new to this, Mellissa Fung, a CBC TV reporter, had been captured by Afghan bandits and spent four weeks in their control. They released her on Saturday.

Earlier posts:

• Fung speaks
• The Fung kidnapping

Addendum

CBC's 6 p.m. radio newscast has someone from Reporters Without Borders supporting the decision of Western news organizations to stay mum about Fung's kidnapping. This information didn't make it into the CBCNews.ca story at the time I wrote this.

RWB issued a news release, but it didn't touch on the blackout issue.

Addendum 2

The CBC editors' blog is silent about Fung. See this earlier post.

The Afghan government has released a video of CBC journalist Mellissa Fung being interviewed by an Afghan government official. In it, she talks about her four weeks as a captive of Afghan bandits.

A prime example of a lazy Twitter feed at BlogTO:

From CP via globeandmail.com:

Quebecor Inc. chief executive officer Pierre Karl Péladeau has taken personal control of Sun Media Corp. and the Canoe online operation after the newspaper sector reported "disappointing" third-quarter results. Mr. Péladeau replaces Sun Media president Michael Sifton, who took on the job in September, 2007, after Quebecor's takeover of his Osprey group of Ontario newspapers.

According to a Financial Post story, Sifton had this to say:

"I am happy to have been given the opportunity to integrate Osprey Media in Sun Media organization. I leave behind talented people and a strong team that will no doubt successfully take on the challenges that our changing environment is bringing," said Mr. Sifton in a statement.

Sun Media made money, but not enough under Mr. Sifton's tenure. There are many others besides myself who will find Mr. Sifton's fate ironic.

The Alberta-born journalist is still in captivity in Somalia.

As you have no doubt heard, CBC News reporter Mellissa Fung has spent the last month in the involuntary company of some Afghan bandits, but regained her freedom on Saturday.

However, the news that Canadian news organizations kept the matter quiet over that period has stirred some debate.