13 September 2006

Alert

Tikrit-based woman journalist Kalchan Al-Bayati freed after being held by Iraqi authorities


Incident details

Kalchan Al-Bayati

journalist(s)

released

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(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has voiced relief on learning that Iraqi journalist Kalchan Al-Bayati was released on 13 September 2006 after being held by the authorities for two days. She said she was not mistreated while in custody and that she was detained on suspicion of helping the rebel groups about which she is currently preparing an article.

A freelance contributor to the "Al-Hayat" daily newspaper, Bayati was arrested by Iraqi security forces at her home in Tikrit on the evening of 11 September.



Source:

Reporters Without Borders
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75002 Paris
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rsf (@) rsf.org
Phone: +33 1 44 83 84 84
Fax: +33 1 45 23 11 51
 

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