Concern over arrest of Iraqi journalist

A journalist who writes for an Iraqi newspaper was arrested by security forces at her home in Tikrit last night. Khalchan Al Bayati, a contributor to the Arabic-language daily Al Hayat is a noted critic of the US occupation. Her arrest has alarmed the press freedom watchdog, Reporters Without Borders, which issued a statement calling for her immediate realease. It added: "Iraqi journalists have to work in extremely difficult conditions... It is shocking to see them also being targeted by the security forces, who are supposed to protect them. (Via Reporters Without Borders)