Iraq - Journalist abducted from Baghdad's Rusafa prison

Reporters Without Borders is very concerned about the fate of Saad Al-Awsi, the editor of the weekly Al-Shahid Al-Mustaqil (The Independent Witness), who was kidnapped by gunmen on 25 March from Rusafa prison in southeastern Baghdad where he was serving a one-year sentence. “We call on the Iraqi government to do everything possible to find this journalist and arrest those responsible for his abduction,” Reporters Without Borders said. “It must also shed light on the reasons for his arrest and (...)

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