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Riyadh urged to free heretic
 An international press watchdog has called for the immediate release of a Saudi journalist detained for the last five days after writing about religious extremism in the conservative kingdom. In a statement issued on Saturday, the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ, expressed deep concern about the detention of Rabah al-Quwai, who works for the Okaz and Shams dailies and two Saudi-run websites. Ann Cooper, the CPJ director, said: "We condemn the detention of Rabah al-Quwai and call for his immediate release."The CPJ said Quwai was detained after criticising "the strict religious interpretations of hard-line Islamists who subscribe to the Wahabbi doctrine and who wield tremendous influence in the country". Ouwai's lawyer said that his client was detained in the northern city of Hail on Monday after being summoned from Riyadh, with Posted by: Fred 2006-04-10 |
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