Iraq - Violent attack on TV presenter in Iraqi Kurdistan

Reporters without borders

Journalist suspects security services, RWB calls for an investigation Reporters Without Borders condemns Payam TV presenter Ayhan Saeed's severe beating by unidentified assailants in Dohuk, in northern Iraqi Kurdistan, on the night of 27 July and calls on the Kurdistan regional government to conduct an independent investigation, one that does not rule out the possibility of a link to the victim's work as a journalist. Saeed, who has worked for Payam TV for the past two years and presents (...)

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