Daniel Wickham
So here are some of the staunch defenders of the free press attending the solidarity rally in Paris today...
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1) King Abdullah of Jordan, which last year sentenced a Palestinian journalist to 15 years in prison with hard labour http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Jordanian-Palestinian-who-writes-for-Post-sentenced-in-Jordan-to-life-with-hard-labor-341596 …
2) Prime Minister of Davutoglu of Turkey, which imprisons more journalists than any other country in the world http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/dec/18/journalist-safety-turkey …
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3) Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel, whose forced killed 7 journalists in Gaza last yr (second highest after Syria) http://en.rsf.org/press-freedom-barometer-journalists-killed.html?annee=2014 …
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4) Foreign Minister Shoukry of Egypt, which as well as AJ staff has detained journalist Shawkan for around 500 days http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2014/12/20/photojournalist-shawkan-describes-endless-nightmare-behind-bars/ …
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5) Foreign Minister Lavrov of Russia, which last year jailed a journalist for "insulting a government servant" http://en.rsf.org/russie-journalist-arrested-after-17-09-2014,46974.html …
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6) Foreign Minister Lamamra of Algeria, which has detained journalist Abdessami Abdelhai for 15 months without charge http://en.rsf.org/algerie-journalist-held-without-trial-in-17-11-2014,47235.html …
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7) The Foreign Minister of the UAE, which in 2013 held a journo incommunicado for a month on suspicion of MB links https://cpj.org/2013/08/uae-authorities-release-egyptian-journalist-after.php …
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8) Prime Minister Jomaa of Tunisia, which recently jailed blogger Yassine Ayan for 3 years for "defaming the army" http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/tunisia-blogger-jailed-military-court-should-be-released-2015-01-06 …
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9) The PMs of Georgia and Bulgaria, both of whom have a record of attacking & beating journos http://en.rsf.org/bulgarie-police-attack-journalists-covering-26-07-2013,44980.html … http://en.rsf.org/georgie-at-least-a-dozen-journalists-27-05-2011,40365.html …
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10) The Attorney General of the US, where police in Ferguson have recently detained and assaulted WashPost reporters http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/08/13/washington-post-reporter-arrested-in-ferguson/ …
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@DanielWickham93: 2) Prime Minister of Davutoglu of Turkey, which imprisons more journalists than any other country in the world.” - Show more
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Turkey the most recent example of what happens to a successful secular State when Muftis emerge
@DanielWickham93 A tragedy@martsle40gig -
@DanielWickham93@KraKThump same leader proclaiming ALL TURKEY women should be stay at home MOTHERS? -
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@DanielWickham93: 2) Primer Ministro Davutoglu d#Turkey, q metio en la carcel mas periodistas q nadie en el mundo http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/dec/18/journalist-safety-turkey …”Translated from Spanish by Bing -
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@DanielWickham93@layamko ahi esta el turko, mira todo el hilo de twits de ese mae http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/01/13/lse-student-daniel-wickhams-epic-twitter-takedown_n_6461208.html …Translated from Spanish by Bing - Show more
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@DanielWickham93@Thomas_Drake1 U r wrong!Davutoglu wasn't the prime minister at that time!Check your sources first before criticizing -
@DanielWickham93@NoTalk2014 Sorry but China, not Turkey, imprisons more journalists than any country in the world: http://cpj.org/reports/2014/12/journalists-in-prison-china-is-worlds-worst-jailer.php …
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