Reporter: 44 days in captivity in Libya 'insane' Iranian authorities release Parvaz. Originally published May 17, 2011 at 10:13 PM | Page modified May 18, 2011 at 9:41 PM Detained journalist Dorothy Parvaz has been released by Iranian authorities and arrived in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday morning local time, according to her fiancé.
He said she was safe and healthy, "just a little tired. " "The family and me are elated, and we're really grateful to the Iranian authorities who treated her very respectfully," said Todd Barker, Parvaz's fiancé. "It's over. " Barker said he received a call from Parvaz around 9:30 p.m. Barker said that Parvaz told him that she had been held in solitary confinement in Evin prison in Tehran.
"I didn't probe," he said. Free Imprisoned Journalists: Foley, Gillis, Brabo, and Hammerl. Name not displayed, Australia May 19, 16:14 Mrs.
S. African Photographer Shot in Libya, Unlikely to Have Survived. Anton Hammerl: SA government, hang your head in shame. Photojournalist Anton Hammerl has been missing in Libya since 5 April.
Since then, our government has strung Hammerl's family, friends, supporters and the public along with third-party assurances of his safety. Last week, minister of international relations Maite Nkoana-Mashabane appeared confident that Hammerl was still alive. When The Star newspaper asked her whether the South African government had proof of this, she answered, simply, “Yes”. But, in light of the progress that had already been made on the case of the three other journalists, it sat uneasily that this “proof” had not been made known to Hammerl's family. As his wife, Penny Sukhraj said: “For us to know this for sure we need proof, not only the word of the people holding him captive, but concrete proof in the form of a phone call or consular access.
Tuesday morning brought bitter-sweet news as it was reported by AP that four journalists being detained would have a hearing and likely be released soon. Four Foreign Journalists Freed by Libyan Government; Photojournalist Hammerl Still Missing. UPDATE: Sadly, the family of photojournalist Anton Hammerl has confirmed news that he died on April 5.
Read more about what happened here. Wonderful news! Four foreign journalists who had been detained by the Libyan government for six weeks have been released and moved to a hotel in Tripoli. Death of Anton Hammerl - United States Diplomatic Mission to South Africa. May 20, 2011 Our thoughts are with the family, friends and colleagues of Anton Hammerl, killed in Libya while reporting.
His tragic death highlights the very real danger that journalists face around the world. We mourn his passing. The United States calls upon Qadhafi and his regime to allow journalists to carry out their work within Libya free from fear and intimidation and to respect the universal rights of everyone in Libya, including U.S. citizens and others. We will continue to work relentlessly to secure the release of U.S. citizens and other individuals unjustly detained in Libya and -- with the help of the international community -- hold accountable those responsible for the reprehensible human rights abuses against the Libyan people and others within Libya.
Fears grow for photographer not seen since his capture in Libya 39 days ago. Concern is growing over a British-based photographer who has been missing for 39 days after being captured in Libya by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi.
Anton Hammerl, an award-winning photographer, was captured on 4 April and his family have had no concrete news about him since then. The regime has, however, allowed access to three other journalists who were captured with him. Hammerl, who has joint South African and Austrian nationality but lives with his wife, Penny Sukhraj, in Surrey, had been travelling with Manuel Varela de Seijas Brabo, Clare Gillis and James Foley when they were captured. The Libyan regime has admitted it is holding all four journalists, and has allowed the two Americans and the Spaniard to receive a visitor where they are being held, but it has provided no information about Hammerl. The photographer had travelled to Libya on 28 March with a view to supplying pictures to various agencies on a freelance basis. Libya: Release Body of South African Photojournalist. (New York) - The Libyan government should immediately release the body of South African photographer Anton Hammerl and investigate the role of the armed forces in his death, Human Rights Watch and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said today.
Hammerl, 41, was shot and killed by government forces near Brega in eastern Libya on April 5, 2011. Three journalists traveling with him were detained by Libyan authorities until May 18 and announced Hammerl's death after their release. For more than six weeks the government alternately claimed that Hammerl was safe in custody or that he was not in government hands, Human Rights Watch and CPJ said. Credible sources reported that the Libyan government possesses Hammerl's passport, and so was aware of his identity and his fate. FREE FOLEY. Libya: Release Body of South African Photojournalist. Anton Hammerl, a South African Freelance Photographer, Is Still Missing in Libya.
News on Anton Hammerl. Journalist Foley Will Return Home for a Bitter Sweet Reunion. Here is an update from Sarah Fang, a close friend and former Teach For America colleague of Jim Foley.
James Foley was among the group of four journalists recently released from Libyan captivity. I’ve known James Foley for fifteen years, since we both taught in “inner-city” Phoenix as Teach for America corps members. After that, we moved onto separate lives on different continents. Since Jim works in the Middle East and I teach in Argentina, electronic communication and social media play a constant and primary role in maintaining our friendship. Not surprisingly, it was through a mutual friend’s Facebook posting that I initially discovered Jim had been captured. Two days after the news broke and we realized that release was not imminent, Jim’s friends immediately mobilized the efforts to “Free Foley,” via a flurry of emails. Missing Photographer in Libya is Presumed Dead. Clare Gillis. Please support our site by enabling javascript to view ads.
BOSTON — Libyan authorities today released four foreign journalists who had been held for more than six weeks to a hotel in Tripoli. Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi first captured GlobalPost correspondent James Foley, Clare Morgana Gillis, who has written for The Atlantic and USA Today, and Manuel Varela, a Spanish photographer who works under the name Manu Brabo, on April 5. The fourth reporter appears to be Nigel Chandler, a British freelance journalist. It is unclear when, and under what circumstances, authorities first detained him. Speaking to GlobalPost by phone from the Rixos Hotel, Foley said he was relieved and grateful for all the help that had been given to him and the other journalists during their more than six weeks of detention.
"I am overwhelmed to hear about all the support," he said. “I am overwhelmed to hear about all the support.” Libya Says It’s Freeing 4 Journalists. Update: Family And Friends Still Working to Free Journalists Detained in Libya. A few weeks ago, we highlighted the efforts to free James Foley, a freelance journalist who was captured by Libyan security forces.
A correspondent for GlobalPost, Foley, 37, was among 4 journalists detained by Pro-Gaddafi forces on April 5. Foley has yet to be released, but efforts to free him are in full force. Since we last brought you the story, nearly 35,000 people have signed the petition to call for his release. The Free Foley team even got the backing of the United Nations, Human Rights Watch and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Two of Foley’s friends updated us on his current status and the efforts to release him. After weeks of silence, Foley was finally able to call home on April 24. Even though the Free Foley team is relieved that he is alive and well, his continued detainment is still worrying friends and family. “Turkey had been the remaining embassy the US was working through for these journalists release. The efforts to free Foley are in full swing.
Fears grow for photographer not seen since his capture in Libya 39 days ago. TRNS Interviews: Family Member Of Detained Journalist - Top Stories - Talk Radio News Service: News, Politics, Media. Tala Dowlatshahi is a New York based producer, reporter and filmmaker. Since 2002, Dowlatshahi has served as a U.S. Representative of Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans Frontieres) — the Paris-based media watchdog organization. She has worked for Amnesty International in London and various UN agencies in New York and Geneva. Ms. Harvard Yard vigil held in support of detained journalist, New Haven native- The New Haven Register - Serving New Haven, Connecticut.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Clare Morgana Gillis was described Wednesday as an exceptional human being who has traveled the world to broaden her horizons and to celebrate those who are forgotten or marginalized. In Harvard Yard, where Gillis was awarded her doctorate in medieval studies just one year ago, her friends, former teachers and parents gathered at a candlelight vigil to call attention to her detention for more than a month in a prison in Libya.
She is one of four journalists being held by forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi since April 5. DA: Zuma must intervene in Hammerl case: News24: South Africa: News. Cape Town - The DA on Thursday called on President Jacob Zuma to personally intervene to secure the release of South African journalist Anton Hammerl from Muammar Gaddafi's Libyan regime. Hammerl had been held for almost six weeks, after he was captured while covering the Libyan rebellion as a photojournalist, Democratic Alliance spokesperson Stevens Mokgalapa said. "It is unclear what conditions Mr Hammerl is being held in, or whether South African representatives have even been granted access to him, but the situation is deplorable, and the president has a responsibility to take personal charge of this matter," he said.
Zuma enjoyed a close personal friendship with Gaddafi. Journalists. Please support our site by enabling javascript to view ads. BOSTON — In more than a month of captivity, two American journalists detained in Tripoli have been allowed only a single visit. WTF Friday, Detained Journalists Edition. Free Imprisoned Journalists: Foley, Gillis, Brabo, and Hammerl. Call grows louder for release of James Foley. (NECN: Julie Loncich) - In Boston, the call is growing louder for the release of a captured New Hampshire journalist. Diane Foley Speaks On Son’s Libyan Detention. The Turkish government has been forced to close its embassy in Tripoli due to growing security concerns. That calls into question what role the Turks can play in facilitating the release of several journalists captured by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi. One of the journalists being held is James Foley, a New Hampshire native and a contributor to Boston-based GlobalPost. Hammerl protest grows - CapeArgus - IOL.
Free Imprisoned Journalists: Foley, Gillis, Brabo, and Hammerl. Friends Rally for Detained Journalist. Friends of Clare M. NU community rallies to support James Foley » North by Northwestern. Photo by Timothy Reilly / North by Northwestern. Libyan captive's mother buoyed by all the support. ROCHESTER — James Foley's mother said support for her son's release from a Libyan detention facility has been stoked by ongoing coverage of the issue. But Diane Foley said there still was no news Tuesday regarding James' condition or a date of his possible release. Petition gains support to release journalists held in Libya. 31000 call for free Hammerl. An online petition calling for the release of South African photographer Anton Hammerl and three other journalists in Libya had received more than 31000 signatures by yesterday afternoon. This came as a team of UN investigators was dispatched to Libya to investigate allegations that forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi had committed human rights violations, including the detention of foreign journalists.
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