Kurdistani Pro-Israel Chief Editor
Reportedly Kidnapped by Iran
21.6.2012
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Mawloud Afand, the editor-in-chief of the
Israel-Kurd Institute’s magazine, who has been
missing since June 8, 2012. •
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June 21, 2012
ERBIL-Hewlêr,
Kurdistan region 'Iraq', — Mawloud Afand, editor of
Israel-Kurdish magazine "Israel Kurd" disappeared
ten days ago in Kurdistan region of Iraq. His
friends say he traveled to the city of Sulaimaniyah
where he was abducted by Iranian Intelligence, as
reported on Israel Army Radio, and reported by
Israel national news.
Afula Kurdistani-Israeli journalist Dino Daniel said
Efend was warned against traveling to Sulaimaniyah,
to no avail.
Mawloud Afand, the editor-in-chief of the
Israel-Kurd Institute's magazine, has been missing
since June 8, said Diyari Mohammed, a correspondent
for the magazine in Sulaimaniyah, in the autonomous
Kurdistan region of northern Iraq.
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders expressed
concern about the missing journalist.
"We fear the worst and we urge the autonomous
Kurdistan Regional Government’s authorities to do
everything possible to find" Afand, RSF said in a
statement on its website, calling for an immediate
investigation.
During a visit to Sulaimaniyah, Afand "went alone
for an appointment... and disappeared," Mohammed
said.
Mohammed said the president of the Israel-Kurd
Institute, Dawood al-Baghistani, had been informed
by the Kurdistan region's government last year that
Iran wanted the magazine closed,www.ekurd.net
but that Kurdistan declined to do so.
And on April 21, Iranian MP Esmaeel Kosari told Al-Alam,
an Iran-based Arabic-language news channel, that
Kurdistan and Azerbaijan "should know that the
presence of the Zionist regime on their soil will be
harmful to them."
"The neighbouring nations should not allow this
regime to have any activities against Iran."
The Kurdistan regional government responded by
saying: "This is not the first time that Iranian
officials are saying this without presenting
evidence or reasons."
Sources: israelnationalnews.com | AFP | rsf.org |
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