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Hearing Held for AP Photographer Jailed by US in Iraq

HeadlineDec 10, 2007

In other Iraq news, a criminal hearing was held on Sunday in Baghdad in the case of imprisoned Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein, who has been held by the US military without charge for nearly twenty months. The hearing marked the first time that Hussein or his attorneys have seen any evidence in the case. No formal charges have been lodged yet against Hussein, who was part of a team of AP photographers who won a Pulitzer Prize. Last week the Committee to Protect Journalists said Hussein is one of at least 127 journalists behind bars worldwide. China is currently jailing twenty-nine journalists, more than any other country. The United States is jailing two journalists without charge: Bilal Hussein in Iraq and Al Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj, who has been held at Guantanamo Bay for the past five years.

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