Wednesday, July 20, 2005

JAILED JOURNALIST HOSPITALISED

IFEX ::: "IFEX members have joined international demands for the release of jailed Iranian journalist Akbar Ganji, who was hospitalised on 18 July 2005 during a hunger strike that has lasted more than a month. He has reportedly lost 50 pounds.
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, PEN Canada, Human Rights Watch, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans fronti�res, RSF) have expressed deep concern for the journalist's health. Ganji has been taken to Tehran's Milad Hospital. "

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