Here are are some of the staunch superstar defenders of press freedom attending the solidarity rally in Paris right now...1. King Abdullah of Jordan, which last year sentenced a Palestinian journalist to 15 years in prison with hard labor 2. Prime Minister of Davutoglu of Turkey, which imprisons more journalists than any other country in the world 3. Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel, whose force killed 7 journalists in Gaza last yr (second highest after Syria) 4. Foreign Minister Shoukry of Egypt, which as well as AJ staff has detained journalist Shawkan for around 500 days 5. Foreign Minister Lavrov of Russia, which last year jailed a journalist for insulting a government servant 6. Foreign Minister Lamamra of Algeria, which has detained journalist Abdessami Abdelhai for 15 months without charge 7. The Foreign Minister of the UAE, which in 2013 held a journo incommunicado for a month on suspicion of MB links 8. Prime Minister Jomaa of Tunisia, which recently jailed blogger Yassine Ayan for 3 years for defaming the army 9. The PMs of Georgia and Bulgaria, both of whom have a record of attacking & beating journos 10. The Attorney General of the US, where Obama has been of the worst defenders of press freedom EVER in US history 11. Sec-Gen of NATO, who are yet to be held to account for deliberately bombing and killing 16 Serbian journos in 99 12. President Keita of Mali, where journalists are expelled for covering human rights abuses 13. The Foreign Minister of Bahrain, 2nd biggest jailer of journos in the world per capita (they also torture them) 14. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, who had several journalists jailed for insulting him in 2013 15. Prime Minister Enda Kenny of Ireland, where blasphemy is considered a criminal offense 16. Prime Minister Kopacz of Poland, which raided a magazine to seize recordings embarrassing for the ruling party 17. PM Cameron of the UK, where authorities destroyed documents obtained by The Guardian and threatened prosecution
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 14:40:54 +0000
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