(RSF/IFEX) – Austrian national Kamal Sayid Qadir, jailed for 30 years in early January 2006 for posting “defamatory” articles online, is still behind bars despite an announcement more than a week ago by representatives of the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan government that his release was imminent. Reporters Without Borders called on the Austrian authorities to maintain […]
(RSF/IFEX) – Austrian national Kamal Sayid Qadir, jailed for 30 years in early January 2006 for posting “defamatory” articles online, is still behind bars despite an announcement more than a week ago by representatives of the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan government that his release was imminent.
Reporters Without Borders called on the Austrian authorities to maintain efforts to obtain a quick release for the cyber-dissident. “We must continue to campaign for Kamal Sayid Qadir and his family”, the organisation said.
The Associated Press news agency reported a statement from Austrian Foreign Minister, Ursula Plassnik, on 26 January 2006 that he had been freed the previous day. This report turned out to be incorrect.
