Protest Against Mortar Attack on the Printing House of the Iraqi Daily Al-Sabah al-Jadid

CIP
February 8, 2007

http://www.islamicpluralism.org/369/protest-against-mortar-attack-on-the-printing-house-of

The Center for Islamic Pluralism protests the mortar attack in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 8, 2007 against the independent daily newspaper Al-Sabah al-Jadid (The New Morning). CIP has been informed by the newspaper's editor, Ismail Zayer, that four employees were injured in the assault, none severely.

Al-Sabah al-Jadid has been the target of the following recent attacks: an attempt by "police" to occupy the newspaper's building, which failed after the "police" escaped in a brief exchange of gunfire; two attempts to kidnap and kill the manager of the printing press; and a litigation effort by Baathists aimed at shutting the paper down. The newspaper is moving operations away from Baghdad to keep publishing.

CIP calls on all anti-extremist Muslims, as well as all journalists and printworkers worldwide, to show solidarity with Al-Sabah al-Jadid.

Stephen Suleyman Schwartz
Executive Director, Center for Islamic Pluralism

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