Muaid al-Lami Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Muaid al-Lami at a Baghdad hospital following an attack that wounded his driver. (Reuters)

Journalist Syndicate chief escapes assassination attempt

March 25, 2010 2:45 PM EDT

New York, March 25, 2010—Iraqi authorities must urgently investigate an assassination attempt Sunday against Muaid al-Lami, head of the Iraqi Journalists’ Syndicate, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.