Syria - Government forces reportedly holding three foreign journalists

Reporters without borders

Read in Arabic (بالعربية) Reporters Without Borders is very worried about three foreign journalists – Turkish cameraman Cüneyt Ünal and Jordanian reporter Bashar Fahmi Al-Kadumi, who work for Al-Hurra TV and who went missing on 20 August, and US freelancer Austin Tice, who has been missing for almost three weeks. The pro-government TV station Al-Ikhbariya broadcast footage on 27 August showing Ünal giving a statement that was clearly made under duress. Looking tired and with bruises under both eyes, (...)

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