Saudi journalist detained over outspoken newspaper columns
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Publisher: Reporters Without Borders
Date Written: 06/11/2013
Year Published: 2013
Resource Type: Article
Reporters Without Borders condemns the detention of Tariq al-Mubarak, a blogger and columnist who writes for the London-based Saudi newspaper Asharq al-Awsat. He has been held by the Criminal Investigation Department for the past four days.
Abstract: Reporters Without Borders condemns the detention of Tariq al-Mubarak, a blogger and columnist who writes for the London-based Saudi newspaper Asharq al-Awsat. He has been held by the Criminal Investigation Department for the past four days.
Mubarak, who is also a second schoolteacher, has written opinion pieces on controversial subjects for the newspaper including one criticizing his country’s ban on women drivers.
Published in its print edition on 6 October, it was headlined “It’s T...
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