Saif Rida Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Passengers file through Erbil international airport Friday, September 29, 2017 ahead of a flight ban threatened by the central Iraqi government in retaliation for a Kurdish independence referendum. A journalist who reported critically on the referendum was ordered to leave Kirkuk province. (AP/Susannah George)

Kurdish military forces expel Al-Ahad TV reporter from Kirkuk province

October 2, 2017 6:21 PM EDT

Beirut, October 2, 2017–Kurdish regional authorities in northern Iraq should immediately allow Al-Ahad TV correspondent Saif Rida to safely return to Kirkuk province and resume his work as a journalist, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.