Sami Al Hajj freed from Guantanamo

1 May 2008

Sami Al Hajj, the Al Jazeera cameraman arrested by Pakistani authorities more than six years ago and handed to the USA, has been freed from Guantanamo Bay.

Al Hajj flew on a plane from Guantanamo on 1 May to Khartoum in Sudan. Wadah Khanfar, Al Jazeera Network Director General, travelled to the Sudanese capital to meet the Network’s cameraman. Al Hajj is a Sudanese citizen.

Khanfar, speaking on Al Jazeera English on 1 May, paid tribute to journalist colleagues who had supported Al Jazeera’s campaign to have Al Hajj freed.

Khanfar said that it was expected that Al Hajj would be taken to a hospital in Khartoum for medical treatment – his physical condition had deteriorated during his time in the US prison camp.

No formal charges have been brought by the USA against Sami Al Hajj.

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AIB gears up for launch of 2008 Media Excellence Awards

30 April 2008

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30 April 2008

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