Iraqi shoe thrower freed; says he was tortured with electric shock!September 15th, 2009 BAGHDAD — The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush says he was tortured with beatings, whippings and electric shocks during his first few days in custody.
Iraqi shoe thrower freed, alleges he was tortured with electric shocksSeptember 15th, 2009 BAGHDAD - Muntazar al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist, who threw his shoes at former US President George W Bush during his last visit to the Iraqi capital last year, has claimed that while in jail, he was tortured with electric shocks. Demanding an apology after his release from a Baghdad jail, he said he was also repeatedly beaten and whipped in his first few days of custody.
Shoe throwing Iraqi journalist's release from jail postponed by a daySeptember 14th, 2009 BAGHDAD - Iraq has postponed the release of the journalist who threw his shoe at former US President George W Bush in Baghdad last year.raqi television journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi will be released from prison a day later than expected, his brother said. "He called me from the prison and said 'they won't release me today, they will free me tomorrow'," The Telegraph quoted Durgham al-Zaidi, as saying in tears.
Brother of Iraqi shoe thrower says he won't be released Monday due to delays in processingSeptember 14th, 2009 Iraqi shoe thrower's release from jail delayedBAGHDAD — The expected release on Monday of the Iraqi television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former President George W. Bush was postponed a day, two of his brothers said, citing delays in processing his paperwork.
Iraqi shoe thrower might use star power to promote humanitarian causes after prison releaseSeptember 10th, 2009 Iraqi shoe thrower might drop TV, turn to activismBAGHDAD — The Iraqi television reporter who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush in one of the more bizarre episodes of the Iraq war might use his new iconic status in Iraq to promote humanitarian causes, his family said.
Five get life sentence for kidnap, murder of shoe baronMay 20th, 2009 KOLKATA - Prime suspect Aftab Ansari and four of his associates were jailed for life by a court here Wednesday for the kidnap and murder of shoe firm owner Partha Roy Burman.
Now shoe hits Amul adApril 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Known for its newsy catchphrases, milk cooperative Amul has now trained its sight on the infamous shoe episode. An Amul billboard in Delhi says, "Just shoe it", and has a caricature of Home Minister P.
Indian shoe thrower goes unsung in USApril 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The story of an angry Indian journalist throwing a shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram went largely unnoticed in the US media with only a couple of TV channels taking brief note of the incident.
Sentence of Iraqi shoe-throwing journalist reducedApril 7th, 2009 BAGHDAD - An Iraqi court has reduced the sentence handed down to Montadher al-Zaidi, the journalist who threw his shoes at former US president George W. Bush, the satellite news channel al-Arabiya reported Tuesday.
Shoe thrower let off without chargesApril 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi journalist Jarnail Singh, who threw a shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram, was Tuesday let off without any charges slapped against him.
Shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist gets three years in prisonMarch 13th, 2009 BAGHDAD - A Baghdad court Thursday sentenced the Iraqi television journalist who threw his shoes at then US president George W. Bush to three years in prison, judicial sources said.
'Wen' shoe protester is pathology student: reportFebruary 7th, 2009 LONDON - The Cambridge University protester who caused an international stir by throwing a shoe at visiting Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao is a German pathology student, the Daily Telegraph reported. Quoting unnamed sources, the paper identified the shoe thrower as 27-year-old Martin Jahnke, a senior postgraduate member of the pathology department who has tutored undergraduates and presented lunchtime seminars.
Now, shoe tossed at Israeli envoy in SwedenFebruary 4th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - Israel's ambassador to Sweden was hit when a shoe and books were thrown at him as he was giving a lecture at Stockholm University, radio reports said Thursday. Benny Dagan was talking about upcoming elections in his country Wednesday night when the objects were hurled at him from the audience of 50 people.
Bush shoe-thrower wants Swiss asylumJanuary 18th, 2009 GENEVA - An Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush wants to apply for political asylum in Switzerland, his lawyer said Monday.
Trial of Bush's shoe-attacker Iraqi journalist put offDecember 29th, 2008 BAGHDAD - The trial of Montazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad has been postponed, according to court officials.
Loading ...