Hassan Sabah Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

A member of the Iraqi security forces stands guard outside the Basra local government headquarters on July 19, 2019, as protesters gather for a demonstration. Basra police attempted to arrest Iraqi reporter Hassan Sabah in a raid on his home in Basra on July 23. (AFP/Hussein Faheh)

Basra police raids home, seeks arrest of Iraqi reporter Hassan Sabah

August 16, 2019 1:13 PM EDT

New York, August 16, 2019—The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the issuing of an arrest warrant and a raid on the home of Hassan Sabah, a reporter for the Iraqi news broadcaster INEWS, in Basra, and called on Iraqi authorities to allow journalists to work freely and without fear of retaliation for their reporting.