Argentina deports British journalist ahead of WTO conference

Sally Burch included on list of 63 journalists and NGO officials banned from December meeting over ‘security concerns’

Uki Goñi in Buenos Aires
Saturday 9 December 2017 14.00 EST


A British journalist has been deported from Argentina after the government included her in a list of 63 people who are prohibited from attending the World Trade Organisation ministerial conference, which takes place in Buenos Aires on 10-13 December.

At the capital’s Ezeiza international airport, shortly before being placed by authorities on a flight back to Ecuador, where she lives, Sally Burch said: “I’m a British journalist and I’m being rejected entry to Argentina.”

Also deported on Thursday was Norwegian activist Petter Titland, head of the NGO Attac Norge, who was placed on a plane to Brazil shortly after he arrived from Norway to attend the WTO conference.

Argentina has cited security concerns to justify blocking the entry of formerly accredited journalists and NGO officials.

More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/09/argentina-deports-british-journalist-ahead-of-wto-conference

LBN:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141935514