Somali court frees reporter jailed for interviewing rape victim

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Somali court frees reporter jailed for interviewing rape victim

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/somali-court-frees-reporter-jailed-interviewing-rape-victim-150310675.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Gj7pSB19BbyHCck92ZG2_A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-17T150310Z_1_CBRE92G15TD00_RTROPTP_2_SOMALIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Somali journalist holds a poster bearing the image of Ibrahim as they demand for his release in capital Mogadishu" align="left" title="A Somali journalist holds a poster bearing the image of Ibrahim as they demand for his release in capital Mogadishu" border="0" /></a>By Feisal Omar MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A Somali judge on Sunday freed a journalist who was jailed last month for interviewing an alleged gang-rape victim in a case that sparked international condemnation over how Somali authorities treat victims of sexual violence and press freedom. Human rights groups said the February trial of gang rape victim Luul Ali Osman and freelance journalist Abdiaziz Abdinur was politically motivated, aimed at covering up rampant sexual abuse of women by the security forces. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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