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Expelled
June 24
Hassan Anwar, Middle East News Agency, IMPRISONED, EXPELLED
Anwar was detained by Nigerian security authorities when he applied for a residence permit to begin his assignment as correspondent in Abuja for the Middle East News Agency. Anwar had been officially welcomed by the minister of information, but the security authorities accused him of coming to Nigeria to carry out a mission. They were not specific about what kind of mission or what organization he was thought to be representing. Anwar was released after one week and ordered to leave Nigeria immediately; he arrived in Egypt on July 1.
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