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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9582

18 January 2008
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/niger
70 MEPs sign appeal to support French journalists held in Niger

Brussels, 17/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - On 16 January in Strasbourg, 70 MEPs belonging to various political groups and EU member states, expressed their solidarity with the Arte journalists, Thomas Dandois and Pierre Creisson, and with their driver, Al Hassane, who are currently being held in prison in Niger. They were arrested on 17 December in the northern region of the country where they were preparing a documentary for Arte Reportage. The region concerned has been out of bounds to...

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