PM:11:14:05/08/2022
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SULAIMANI — Security forces arrested NRT
reporters Taif Goran and Biryar Nerwayi in front of the channel’s office in
Duhok on Friday evening (August 5) and their equipment, as well as items from the office were seized.
The fate of the two reporters is still
unknown and Nalia Media Corporation says it holds the security forces
responsible for their safety while they are in custody.
NRT has also stated they keep all
consulates, international representatives and organizations informed of developments
involving the harassment of its employees.
Security forces from the Patriotic Union of
Kurdistan (PUK) arrested NRT journalists in the Sulaimani bazaar on August 1
while the reporters were interviewing members of the public on the mounting
crises in the Kurdistan Region, including the high price of gas and
unemployment.
The reporters were later released.
(NRT Digital Media)