Pulitzer Prize winning Associated Press photographer detained by US military
source: http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/19/photographer.detained/index.html
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The photographer, Bilal Hussein Zaidon, faces charges in the Iraqi Central Court based on claims by the US military that he is linked to the insurgency in Iraq, Pentagon officials announced Monday.
Hussein, an Iraqi who lives in the western Anbar province city of Ramadi, has been held without charge by the U.S. military since April 2006
The evidence is based on insurgent propaganda and bomb materials supposedly found in his house.
Associated Press chief executive officer and president Tom Curley said the agency has "grave concerns" that Hussein's rights are being "ignored and even abused" and called on the United States to release the photographer.
"The steps the U.S. military is now taking continue to deny Bilal his right to due process and, in turn, may deny him a chance at a fair trial," Curley said.
One of Hussein's photographs was among a series of 20 AP photographs that won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography in 2005.
Hussein, an Iraqi who lives in the western Anbar province city of Ramadi, has been held without charge by the U.S. military since April 2006
The evidence is based on insurgent propaganda and bomb materials supposedly found in his house.
Associated Press chief executive officer and president Tom Curley said the agency has "grave concerns" that Hussein's rights are being "ignored and even abused" and called on the United States to release the photographer.
"The steps the U.S. military is now taking continue to deny Bilal his right to due process and, in turn, may deny him a chance at a fair trial," Curley said.
One of Hussein's photographs was among a series of 20 AP photographs that won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography in 2005.
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Tori
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One of a 20 photo series that won the Pulitzer.
The whole set is amazing.
- 4 years ago
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Tori
