Voltaire Network Denounces the Attempt by the “Rebels” to Arrest Thierry Meyssan”

By Global Research
Global Research, August 25, 2011
Voltaire Networks 25 August 2011
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Voltaire Network, Thursday, 25 August 25, 2011, 3:25 p.m. – The journalists who had been trapped inside the hotel Rixos in Tripoli since Sunday were evacuated yesterday, 24 August 2011, at 5 p.m, by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The four members of the Voltaire Network team – journalists Thierry Meyssan, Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, Mathieu Ozanon and  Julien Teil – were among them.

However, after their release, the rebels tried to detain Thierry Meyssan, well known for his articles exposing the crimes of NATO. The ICRC intervened to prevent his arrest.

The journalists were taken to another hotel, where they are no longer under ICRC protection.

The journalists have thus far been unable to reach the ship chartered by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which is supposed to have already docked in Tripoli.

Voltaire Network is extremely concerned about the attitude showed by the rebels towards its journalists. It is hereby launching an international appeal to the international community urging for the protection of its journalists and for their safe departure from Libya.

Thierry Meyssan is a French national residing in Lebanon. He is registered at the French consulate in Beirut. A journalist for more than twenty-five years, he is a frequent contributor to Arab, Latin American and Russian publications, such as Odnako in Russia and La Jornada in Mexico. He has written several books on international policy and cooperates on a regular basis with RT, Telesur or PressTV. He is the president of Voltaire Network, a network of independent press groups, grouping a dozen publications from around the world.

Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya is a Canadian national. He lives in Ottawa and is currently a Global Research correspondent in Tripoli. An independent journalist, he has published and given interviews for various media, including Russia Today, Press TV, Al Jazeera, Pacifica KPFA, Global Research, China Life Magazine. Several of his works have also published by Voltaire Network.

Mathieu and Julien Teil Ozanon are also Voltaire Network contributing authors.
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