Al-Jazeera journalist who went missing in Syria is released

TV network says Dorothy Parvaz is safe and well three weeks after apparently being detained and sent to Iran An al-Jazeera journalist who went missing in Syria three weeks ago has been released after she was apparently detained and sent to Iran, the Qatar-based television channel said. Al-Jazeera assigned Dorothy Parvaz to the capital, Damascus, to cover protests that have posed the boldest challenge yet to 41 years of rule by President Bashar al-Assad and his family. Al-Jazeera posted a statement online regarding Parvaz, who has US, Canadian and Iranian nationality. “On Wednesday morning, the al-Jazeera network confirmed that she had been released and was safe and in good health,” it read. “She landed in Doha, Qatar on 18 May on a flight from Iran.” The company added that Parvaz had not been allowed contact with the outside world after her flight landed in Damascus on 29 April. Her disappearance sparked widespread online calls for her release, including a Twitter hashtag and a Facebook page entitled “Free Dorothy Parvaz”. Al-Jazeera said that Parvaz’s fiance posted on Facebook: “She is safe in Doha and will be coming to Vancouver, BC soon. We can’t wait to see her.” Al-Jazeera Syria Iran Middle East Arab and Middle East unrest Protest Television industry TV news guardian.co.uk

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