Media News - Friday, March 27, 2009

Papers join forces to free Swedish journalist

Sweden's four largest newspapers on Friday jointly launched a massive campaign to push for the release of Swedish journalist Dawit Isaak, who has been imprisoned in Eritrea for 2,742 days. Isaak's case is discussed in articles on the leader and editorial pages of broadsheets Dagens Nyheter and Svenska Dagbladet, as well as tabloids Aftonbladet and Expressen. In addition to questioning the behaviour of Eritrean authorizes with respect to Isaak's imprisonment, the newspapers also criticize what they see as a weak response from the Swedish government. During the campaign, the papers have agreed to set aside daily competition and work jointly to report on Isaak's case and what Sweden's foreign ministry is doing about it. As a part of their efforts, the newspapers have each published a common article in English on their websites summarizing Isaak's case and launched special websites in Swedish with more detailed background information. Readers are also encouraged to visit the websites and add their name to a petition which will be presented to the Eritrean Embassy in Sweden on May 4th. Isaak was arrested on September 23rd, 2001 in Eritrea when the government closed down the country's independent newspapers. He has never been charged with a crime or been told of the government's suspicions against him. (The Local)

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