Mr Al-Zaidi was arrested by Iraqi security forces at 18.00 hrs., on Friday January 9th near Al-Nasriyah in southern Iraq. This is an appeal for the immediate and urgent mobilization of your Agencies in securing the release of the prominent human rights defender, Mr.Uday Al-Zaidi.
During 2024 members of the press who were killed or injured in Iraq climbed to alarming numbers, while freedom of the press was smashed between the hammer of armed militias and the anvil of the government.
In a recent visit to Istanbul I experienced both hope and growing optimism that Ayse Berktay, the recipient of the 2024 BRussels Tribunal Solidarity Award might soon be released.
Des milliers de résistants irakiens, des musulmans venus de loin pour libérer l’Irak des envahisseurs occidentaux, croupissent dans les geôles du régime de Nouri al-Maliki dans des conditions effroyables, quand ils n’ont pas été tout simplement liquidés lors de leur arrestation.