Iraq: Shia clergyman accuses a newspaper editor of "collaboration

Posted by Bertrand Pecquerie on April 1, 2004 at 1:20 PM

According to the Iraqi Press Monitor and the Iraqi daily Addustour, Shia clergyman Muqtada al-Sadr has accused Ismail Zayer, the editor-in-chief of Al-Sabah newspaper - which is issued by the Iraqi Media network on behalf of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) - of accepting the occupation and distorting public taste.

Meanwhile, Sadr's supporters held a sit-in in front of the Baghdad Convention Centre to protest suspension of Sadr's al-Hawza newspaper for 60 days. Sadr's information office described this as a dangerous step against the freedom of expressing opinions and an attempt to habituate journalists to silence.
Sources: the Iraqi Press Monitor and the Iraqi daily Addustour. Addustour is an independent daily published by former journalist Basim al-Sheikh.

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