A journalist working for RT has been detained in Baghdad, the network’s Arabic channel has reported.
The correspondent, identified as Ashraf Al-Azzawi, was reportedly taken to an unknown location by Iraqi security forces under the pretext that his work permit had expired.
RT Arabic said that in a call with the reporter, Al-Azzawi said that the group that had carried out his arrest were involved with fighting organized crime in the city.
Iraqi authorities also reportedly closed an office used by RT journalists in Baghdad and confiscated their equipment.
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