The third selection from Al-Akhbar’s series ‘Former Syrian Prisoners: In Their Own Voices’ features a different voice, Syrian News Channel reporter Yara Saleh, who was kidnapped by armed groups opposed to the Assad regime.
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Amal Habani is the second journalist to be sent to jail for reporting on the rape of Darfuri activist Safiya Ishaq by Sudanese security forces. This government crackdown on reporters and activists is part of a larger anti-media trend.
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