Al-Jazeera correspondent detained in Basra
Al-Jazeera | 21.04.2003 03:20
Al-Jazeera correspondent detained in Basra
The Al-Jazeera correspondent said it was the third time British forces had harassed him.
Weapons were pointed at Mohsen and his driver. The Al-Jazeera correspondent said the British soldier said US-led forces “were dealing only with listed journalists who accompanied coalition forces.”
They were escorted to a British camp where a soldier addressed them in Arabic and told them they would not be allowed to work in the area until further notice.
Mohsen said the soldier repeatedly asked him how he could be an Iraqi and be working for Al-Jazeera.
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the arrest. “For US-led forces to detain a journalist working in Iraq is a violation of press freedom and coalition forces are obligated to respect the right of journalists of all outlets to work in the country,” said spokesman Frank Smyth.
The crew was released after three hours.
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ALL-JAZZ-ERA SPREAD LIES AND PROP
21.04.2003 23:20
ALL-JAZZ-ERA SPREAD PROP AND LIES.
Anti-corp media not necessarily means good -
NAZI-MEDIA IS ALTERNATIVE TOO.
babaryba
Granted they do what about the BBC pigs?
22.04.2003 00:32
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2946919.stm
the pig reports of a Robin Hood in Basra!
Wothin this article see for yourself the lies propagated by the BBC about an uprising that never happened... now they have proof they claim!!
Why don't they report that the Al-Jazeerah reporter was arrested and give your reasons against Al-Jazeerah as I deem this to be mor important news.
ram