Reporters Without Borders on Witnessing the Paris Massacre Aftermath & Press Freedom After Charlie
GUESTS
Lucie Morillon, program director at Reporters Without Borders. She is based in Paris.
Delphine Halgand, U.S. director of Reporters Without Borders.
DONATE →
This is viewer supported news
The group Reporters Without Borders is condemning what it calls the "presence of 'predators'" in Sunday’s march over the Charlie Hebdo massacre. The group says it is "appalled by the presence of leaders from countries where journalists and bloggers are systematically persecuted" such as Egypt, Russia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia joined other Arab and Muslim countries in condemning the attack at the same time as it faced global outrage at the public lashing of jailed blogger Raif Badawi. On Friday, Badawi received the first 50 of 1,000 lashes as part of his punishment for running a liberal website devoted to freedom of speech in the conservative kingdom. One cartoon shared on social networks shows a pencil being flayed by whips. Amnesty International considers Badawi a prisoner of conscience who is being punished for creating an online forum for debate. We are joined by two guests from Reporters Without Borders: Program Director Lucie Morillon, who attended Sunday’s march and was at the site of the Charlie Hebdo attack shortly after it occurred; and Delphine Halgand, U.S. director of Reporters Without Borders.
TRANSCRIPT
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.
AARON MATÉ: The group Reporters Without Borders is condemning what it calls the "presence of 'predators'" in Sunday’s march over the Charlie Hebdo massacre. The group says it is, quote, "appalled by the presence of leaders from countries where journalists and bloggers are systematically persecuted," such as Egypt, Russia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia joined other Arab and Muslim countries in condemning the attack at the same time as it faced global outrage at the public lashing of jailed blogger Raif Badawi.
AMY GOODMAN: On Friday, Badawi received the first 50 of a thousand lashes on—for punishment for running a liberal website devoted to freedom of speech in the conservative kingdom. One cartoon shared on social networks shows a pencil being flayed by whips. Amnesty International considers Badawi a prisoner of conscience who is being punished for creating an online forum for debate.
Well, joining us now in our New York studio are two guests. Lucie Morillon is the program director for Reporters Without Borders, based in Paris. She arrived in the United States Monday after attending Sunday’s march. She heads back to Paris tonight. She was at the site of the Charlie Hebdo attack shortly after it occurred. And with us also, Delphine Halgand, U.S. director of Reporters Without Borders.
SHOW FULL TRANSCRIPT ›
Geen opmerkingen:
Een reactie posten