Dorothy Parvaz happens to be a very good journalist
Earlier this year, there was an international uproar when North Vancouver journalist Dorothy Parvaz was detained in Syria.
Parvaz, who works for Al Jazeera, was held in solitary confinement and had to listen to people being tortured while she was blindfolded.
After she was released in the middle of May, the story faded away.
Today, I was lucky enough to stumble across one of Parvaz's stories, called "Nuclear safety: A dangerous veil of secrecy".
It provided a detailed and nuanced look at the culture of the nuclear-power industry, focusing on the interplay between academia, the military, and those working in this field. I was impressed.
No wonder Syrian president Bashar al-Assad didn't want her on the ground in Damascus reporting on the popular revolution against his dictatorship. Given Al Jazeera's reach in the Arab world, Parvaz's investigative skills would have created serious problems for his regime.
Comments
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Farid Rohani
Aug 11, 2011 at 10:49pm
I just dont think Bashar al-Assad or any of his cronies read much. They just dont like reporters and specially one that is a female and from Iran. They conveniently sent her to Iran and she has not spoken a word about her ordeal. How good of a journalist is she now that she has kept her pen silent about Syria since getting out??
Cristhian
Aug 13, 2011 at 1:43pm
Assad and his cronies have military capabilities far beyond what Canada and it's "Liberal" idealists can muster. Second of all she is a good journalist, but took an unnecessary risk, let the news come to you as other chains are doing, risking your life and being a victim doesn't change the world. Many journalists die in the field, are remembered for a while and then forgotten. Keep up the good work Dorothy, but use your head a little, sometimes the story isn't worth your life.