Iraq - Lvin Magazine editor beaten by special forces, held for three hours

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns yesterday's illegal arrest and beating of Lvin Magazine editor Ahmed Mira by special forces in Sulaymaniyah, in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region. Mira was held for three hours before being freed by a judge. “It was 12:30 pm when men in the military uniform of the special forces stormed into Lvin's offices,” Mira said. “After threatening by secretary, who refused to let them pass, and threatening to smash everything, they entered my office, searched (...)

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