Jordan - Iraqi opposition TV station's staff to be charged with terrorism

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders deplores a Jordanian state security court prosecutor's decision yesterday to bring terrorism charges against Amman-based Iraqi opposition TV station Al-Abasiya's owner and 13 journalists, three days after their arrest during a police raid and the station's closure. RWB calls for the immediate release of all those detained during the raid, and the withdrawal of all charges. A judicial source told Agence France-Presse that the prosecutor was accusing the 14 detainees (...)

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