Freedom of the press in Iraq
There’s growing concern over freedom of the press in Iraq. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Ghaith Abdul Ahad, a reporter with the Guardian newspaper of London. His paper was recently fined by a court in Baghdad for an article criticizing Prime Minister Nuri al Maliki of being autocratic.
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