Alan Johnston!

As Alan Johnston’s four weeks in captivity in Gaza strip failed to show any trace of him, the question related to safety of journalists in troubled spots of the world has resurfaced. Johnston represented BBC in Palestine and his kidnapping on March 12, 2007, has been one among the series of crimes in the region, where the journalists have been at the receiving end of cruelty. Without doubt, West Asia has witnessed crimes against journalists more oft en. Ironically, it has not been the notorious third world dictatorship or the Islamic militias that have caused most of these crimes against journalists, but, in fact, countries from the so-called liberal Western world. And how’s that?

Of high interest is the stunning accusation by the most respected Paris-based organisation, ‘Reporters Without Borders’, that accused United States of perpetrating war crimes in Iraq by deliberately targetting journalists that are not in their good books. In the process, the organization contends, investigations must be carried out to determine whether or not Americans are violating the international humanitarian law, and especially the Geneva Convention. If that accusation sounded shocking, the US government’s cup of shame ran over when the International Federation of Journalists seconded the above opinion calling for an independent enquiry against the concerted American attack on the Al-Jazeera and Abu-Dhabi Television channels.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2006

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