24 February 2010

Journalist kidnapped


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An Iraqi reporter was abducted by gunmen in Kirkuk last week, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the International Press Institute (IPI).

Hussam Daoud al-Eqabi, 22, is a political reporter for Al-Ahed, a radio station in Kirkuk linked with radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr. Al-Eqabi was taken in front of his home. The kidnappers permitted al-Eqabi to call his brother, one hour after being taken, to say he'd been kidnapped, reports CPJ. Armed groups have kidnapped at least 57 journalists, including al-Eqabi, since 2004.

According to RSF, there has been an increase in attacks against journalists in the run-up to legislative elections in March.

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