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| French journalists on hunger strike | ||
| 2003-12-22 | ||
| Two French journalists began a hunger strike in jail on Monday to protest their arrest in Pakistan for allegedly travelling to an area near the Afghan border without official permission, their lawyer said Monday. Marc Epstein and Jean-Paul Guilloteau, a reporter and photographer working for the French L’Express magazine who last week were denied bail, face years in prison if convicted for the visa violation under Pakistan’s Foreigners’ Act. They’re: #1 French, #2 Journalists, #3 in a Pak jail. We’ve hit the Trifecta! On Monday, their lawyer Nafees Siddiqi said he filed a fresh bail application with the High Court in the southern city of Karachi where they are held, and the court will hear the petition on Tuesday. In a letter signed by the two journalists and faxed by Siddiqi to The Associated Press, they said they have been arrested for just doing their job. "We feel we are journalists who have only done their jobs as journalists and we do not understand whey we are treated as criminals, retained against our will in the court," the letter said. "Therefore, we hereby refuse to ingest food and will only drink water." Guys, that only works if the police care if you starve to death. State media in Pakistan has reported that the journalists were planning a report on how Taleban rebels had set up training camps inside Pakistan - a touchy issue here. State PTV network has broadcast video apparently confiscated from the Frenchmen that shows one of them photographing armed men. The report claimed the armed men were not Taleban and were just posing to earn some money. So they were faking their photos? Sure they don’t work for the New York Times?
If they are convicted, most likely they’ll get expelled to France after a short time.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #8 Tony - but they prolly threatened to taunt them a second time if their demands are not met. Think Chirac will begin his finger-wagging routine with Perv over this? |
| Posted by: .com 2003-12-22 10:55:44 PM |
| #7 So they fasted sunup to sundown. Can someone tell those bozos that Ramadan is over. |
| Posted by: ed 2003-12-22 9:52:37 PM |
| #6 Hohoho this is so rich, 1) they think the pakpolice care, 2) they 'starve' for less than a day, 3) they give up. Journalists are so full of themselves. Oh, and Guillermo - I think you're in the wrong thread. |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2003-12-22 9:37:53 PM |
| #5 Humm French giving up...where have I heard that before? Probably waved freshly cooked snails in from of them and they gave in. Or maybe a cheese sandwhich? |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-12-22 7:38:14 PM |
| #4 In true French tradition, they gave up: Two French journalists imprisoned for visa offences in Pakistan have stopped their hunger strike, their lawyer said. Marc Epstein and Jean-Paul Guilloteau began a fast earlier on Monday to protest against their imprisonment. The journalists' lawyer, Nafees Siddiqi, said they had ended their hunger strike "on the advice of the French diplomatic authorities, their own magazine's management and myself". Bwahahahaha! |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-12-22 3:54:07 PM |
| #3 the tenure of the rich , fertile land in zimbawe during colonial times was under the white ruling dictatorship. What percent of the rich land is actually in the hands of the white people? What percent in the hands of the black people? The people of Zimbawe is ... What percent white?...... What percent colour?....... The legacy of colonialism was a devastating blow to the mayority of the people of Zimbawe. What did the white minority government do for education of blacks in the country? ...For housing?... For health?... For the general development of the country?... Before to make an opinion I rather to be well informed first. So, please send me more information wich includes your points of view and also that from the government of the country. What is the intention of the government when it introduced "land reform"?.What especific details are in it ? How this reforms affect white people? black? Is there the posibility of concensus in procedures and objectives for the future of the country by acting together? |
| Posted by: guillermo valdivieso 2003-12-22 3:35:57 PM |
| #2 Here's a clue, no charge: Hunger strikes only work against governments that actually give a sh*t whether you live or die. Dumbasses. |
| Posted by: BH 2003-12-22 3:25:38 PM |
| #1 On Monday, their lawyer Nafees Siddiqi said he filed a fresh bail application with the High Court ... Was the first bribe not big enough to spring them? |
| Posted by: Raj 2003-12-22 3:20:35 PM |