Yunis Khatayer Abbas
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Yunis Khatayer Abbas is an Iraqi journalist
who is most famous for being the subject of the 2007 documentary
The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair
.
In 1998 he was imprisoned and tortured for writings he had made as a journalist under Saddam Hussein
.
Five years later in 2003 he was detained by United States troops and later imprisoned at Abu Ghraib prison
for nine months. Although innocent he was suspected of plotting to assassinate then British prime minister Tony Blair
along with his two brothers. During his time at Abu Ghraib he assisted American
prison guards in basic translation to helping quell protests and riots; he was later released in 2004.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
who is most famous for being the subject of the 2007 documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair
The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair
The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair is a documentary film by American documentary filmmaker Michael Tucker.The film depicts Yunis Khatayer Abbas, an Iraqi journalist who was detained by US troops in 2003 and later imprisoned at Abu Ghraib prison for nine months...
.
In 1998 he was imprisoned and tortured for writings he had made as a journalist under Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
.
Five years later in 2003 he was detained by United States troops and later imprisoned at Abu Ghraib prison
Abu Ghraib prison
The Baghdad Central Prison, formerly known as Abu Ghraib prison is in Abu Ghraib, an Iraqi city 32 km west of Baghdad. It was built by British contractors in the 1950s....
for nine months. Although innocent he was suspected of plotting to assassinate then British prime minister Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
along with his two brothers. During his time at Abu Ghraib he assisted American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
prison guards in basic translation to helping quell protests and riots; he was later released in 2004.
See also
- Human rights in post-Saddam Iraq
- Iraq War
- Human rights violations in Iraq