(RSF/IFEX) – In a 30 June 1999 letter sent to King Abdallah II of Jordan, RSF protested against the 29 June arrest of the editor-in-chief of the daily “Al-Arab Al-Yawm”, Shaker Al-Jawhari, and called for the “journalist’s release, in order to guarantee freedom of the press.” Shaker Al-Jawhari was summoned to the Intelligence Department on […]
(RSF/IFEX) – In a 30 June 1999 letter sent to King Abdallah II of Jordan,
RSF protested against the 29 June arrest of the editor-in-chief of the daily
“Al-Arab Al-Yawm”, Shaker Al-Jawhari, and called for the “journalist’s
release, in order to guarantee freedom of the press.”
Shaker Al-Jawhari was summoned to the Intelligence Department on 29 June
and, according to his son, has not been seen since. The journalist is also a
correspondent for the United Emirates daily “Al-Khaleej”.
