vrijdag, september 23, 2005
Army personnel charged for torturing Pakistan photojournalist
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the global organisation representing over 500,000 journalists in more than 110 countries, has condemned the violent attack and torture of a news photographer by personnel from the National Logistic Cell (NLC), a division of Pakistan's army.
On September 15, Daily Express Faisalabad photographer and executive member of the Faisalabad Union of Journalists, Asadullah, was attacked after taking photos of a youth being beaten by NLC personnel at a busy intersection outside Chiniot bazaar.
"The IFJ is outraged by this attack. It is abhorrent that journalists continue to be the victims of brutal treatment at the hands of authorities," said IFJ President Christopher Warren.
"A free, independent media cannot flourish while such attacks continue to occur. The government must provide for the security of journalists, particularly photojournalists," said the IFJ President.
NLC personnel took Asadullah to their camp office, took his camera and violently beat him. The photographer was also threatened with death.
Bron: IFJ.
On September 15, Daily Express Faisalabad photographer and executive member of the Faisalabad Union of Journalists, Asadullah, was attacked after taking photos of a youth being beaten by NLC personnel at a busy intersection outside Chiniot bazaar.
"The IFJ is outraged by this attack. It is abhorrent that journalists continue to be the victims of brutal treatment at the hands of authorities," said IFJ President Christopher Warren.
"A free, independent media cannot flourish while such attacks continue to occur. The government must provide for the security of journalists, particularly photojournalists," said the IFJ President.
NLC personnel took Asadullah to their camp office, took his camera and violently beat him. The photographer was also threatened with death.
Bron: IFJ.
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