Al Jazeera journalist missing in Syria

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Source: Aljazeera

Al Jazeera has demanded immediate information from Syria about one of its journalists who has been missing in the country since Friday afternoon.

Dorothy Parvaz left Doha, Qatar, for Syria on Friday to help cover events currently taking place in the country. However, there has been no contact with the 39-year-old since she disembarked from a Qatar Airways flight in Damascus.

Parvaz is an American, Canadian and Iranian citizen. She joined Al Jazeera in 2010 and recently reported on the Japanese earthquake and tsunami for the network. She graduated from the University of British Columbia, obtained a masters from Arizona University, and held journalism fellowships at both Harvard and Cambridge. She previously worked as a columnist and feature writer for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in the US.

An Al Jazeera spokesman said: “We are concerned for Dorothy’s safety and wellbeing. We are requesting full cooperation from the Syrian authorities to determine how she was processed at the airport and what her current location is. We want her returned to us immediately.”



Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/05/20115211460620208.html

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1. K & Rec #5 for visibility. I hope they hear from her soon.

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2. Al Jazeera English: Iran presses Syria over missing journalist

Foreign minister "demands" Syrian government look into case of missing Al Jazeera English journalist Dorothy Parvaz.

Article and video report: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/05/201152182235900733.html

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3. CBC: Syria admits detaining B.C. journalist

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/05/04/syria-assad-siege.html?ref=rss

Syrian officials have confirmed to the television channel Al-Jazeera English that they are holding British Columbia journalist Dorothy Parvaz, who was detained on arrival in Damascus six days ago and hasn't been heard from since.

Al-Jazeera called for the immediate release of Parvaz. "We are worried about Dorothy's welfare, security and safety," an Al Jazeera spokesman said. "Syria should release her immediately."

A statement from Dorothy's family read: "Dorothy is a dearly loved daughter, sister and fiancée .… We need to know where she is. We need to know that she is comfortable. We need to know that she is safe."

The city of Daraa has been under military siege since April 25 as protests that started out as demands for reforms seven weeks ago mushroomed into calls for Bashar Assad's ouster. Rights groups say at least 545 Syrians have been killed in the uprising.