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Kurdish Journalist Nabaz Goran kidnapped,
beaten then freed by uniformed men in Erbil
4.4.2007 |
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April 4, 2007
Erbil, Kurdistan region (Iraq), -- Reporters
Without Borders today joined the Kurdistan
Journalists Union in condemning the abduction
yesterday of Nabaz Goran in the Kurdistani city of
Erbil and the beating he received for several hours
before being set free. Goran contributes to several
media in Iraq’s Kurdish region.
“These practices are unfortunately only too common
in Iraq,” the press freedom organisation said. “The
authorities have a duty to find a way to put a stop
to this kind of criminal activity. As a first step,
this means conducting serious investigations in
order to identify and punish those responsible.”
A freelance contributor to the Media and Halati
newspapers and the kurdistanpost.com website |
Photo: Hawlati |
Goran was kidnapped
outside the Hotel Dam Dam in Erbil at about 10 p.m.
yesterday.
His abductors, five men in military uniforms, drove
him out of the city, beat him with clubs and
hose-pipes and told him to “hold his tongue” before
setting him free a few hours later.
Goran is known for being outspoken in his criticism
of the authorities.
Two lawsuits were brought against, but were
withdrawn after mediation by the Kurdistan
Journalists Union.
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