Guardian journalist (Ghaith Abdul-Ahad) freed from captivity in Libya

Source: The Guardian

Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, the Guardian correspondent who was detained by Libyan authorities a fortnight ago, has been released.

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The editor of the Guardian, Alan Rusbridger, said: "We're delighted that Ghaith has been released and is safely out of Libya. We are grateful to all those who worked behind the scenes to help free him after his ordeal."

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The journalist, an Iraqi national, is a highly respected staff correspondent who has written for the Guardian since 2004. He has reported from Somalia, Sudan, Iraq and Afghanistan on the stories of ordinary people in times of conflict.

He has won many of the most prestigious awards available to foreign correspondents, including foreign reporter of the year at the British Press Awards, the James Cameron award and the Martha Gellhorn prize.


Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/mar/16/guardian-journalist-freed-captivity-libya

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