1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/CPJ Demands Release of British Journalist and Colleagues Held in Afghanistan - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="igq1IxRYsw"><a href="https://cpj.org/2001/10/cpj-demands-release-of-british-journalist-and-coll/">CPJ Demands Release of British Journalist and Colleagues Held in Afghanistan</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2001/10/cpj-demands-release-of-british-journalist-and-coll/embed/#?secret=igq1IxRYsw" width="600" height="338" title="“CPJ Demands Release of British Journalist and Colleagues Held in Afghanistan” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="igq1IxRYsw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2001/10/Ridley.jpg175250New York, October 1, 2001—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemns Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia's recent arrest of Yvonne Ridley, a reporter for London's Sunday Express newspaper, and two male guides. Soldiers arrested the group on September 28 near the eastern city of Jalalabad and detained Ridley on suspicion of spying, according to news reports.