(RSF/IFEX) – On 11 March 2005, the independent daily “Al-Fourat” announced that Majed Fadhil Zaboun, editor of the paper’s culture section, was released after being held for 11 days by US troops at the Syrian border. He is said to be in very poor physical and psychological condition after being beaten, humiliated and repeatedly forced […]
(RSF/IFEX) – On 11 March 2005, the independent daily “Al-Fourat” announced that Majed Fadhil Zaboun, editor of the paper’s culture section, was released after being held for 11 days by US troops at the Syrian border. He is said to be in very poor physical and psychological condition after being beaten, humiliated and repeatedly forced to stand against a wall for hours on end. The US authorities reportedly confiscated his passport and mobile phone.
