arabic born december columnist author human rights activist opposition leader editor chief arabic language independent daily newspaper second son spiritual leader died months born village moved family iraq father continued religious studies delight returned years later graduated high school moved united_kingdom continue higher education lived self imposed exile spokesman opposition group following series reforms initially skeptical returned december founded september editor chief newspaper said offering independent non coverage success country popular profitable writes daily columns described moderate non uprising started february covered sides conflict involved reconciliation talks march troops entered day printing facility destroyed employees faced harassment groups youths work home month newspaper charged government publishing fabricated news uprising suspended acknowledged mistake said set impact false news resigned position newspaper allowed publish day subsequently charged convicted publishing false news august board directors reinstated position early life education born december father leader opposition spiritual father 1990s uprising mother grand daughter married cousin grand daughter months birth family traveled iraq father continued religious studies time family composed parents year old brother studied years primary school attended elder son having home siblings spent time listening stories told mother playing outside age began practicing islamic prayers book non scattered memories describes dire situation iraq following rise party writes biggest tragedy witnessed iranian origins neighbors school colleagues forced pro anti protests memories visit father month mocked kids partly iraqi accent said happy visit found village open returned family spending years life iraq said father decision return best news received represented freedom eternal joy graduated high school technical sector traveled united_kingdom continue higher education receiving scholarship studied mechanical engineering scotland holds doctorate degree trouble followed visits questioned security forces passport withdrawn year able find job immigrated britain held citizenship lived self imposed exile years continued studies spokesman opposition group frequent guest international news outlets bbc married columnist reporter working associated_press unlike follows branch islam described new_york_times woman western tastes comes leftist family founding king began reform process told come rejecting offer cabinet minister leaving leading position opposition returned united_kingdom december months father obtained consent establish newspapers initially king reform plan received personal invitation king given large margin freedom expression backed private investors million capital initially planned establish independent newspapers arabic gulf observer english literally center founded september founder editor chief country popular newspaper daily circulation readership employed individuals quarter worked reporters editors coverage described independent non spare occasional harassment political pressure independent non newspaper county widely credited newspaper voice opposition views covers government point view newspaper classified siding opposition according popular profitable newspaper column voice non uprising background beginning february saw sustained pro democracy protests centered pearl roundabout capital wider arab spring authorities responded night raid february later referred protesters bloody thursday left protesters dead injured march martial law declared troops called despite hard crackdown official ban protests continued role uprising voice urged compromise sides popularity reportedly increased percent columns criticized government repression protesters blocking main highway said involved meditation efforts sides conflict march troops entered added refused hosted rhetoric accordance spare effects unrest printing facility surrounded youths harassed employees march days later facility attacked club wielding gang attack touch screens computers printing machine said head printing press day printed newspaper employees work home hundreds encircled area employees harassed authorities reportedly failed protect getting contacted reported receiving death threats phone getting intimidated government photographers camera smashed head needed distributors beaten columnist disappeared month circumstances continued said resignation april following hour episode alleging published false fabricated news images march editions forced close website blocked state run accused media coverage events uprising released page report detailing alleged news images turned countries previous events newspaper publish edition april acknowledged reports identified false said staff publish false information ban lifted day later editors resigned said resignation needed safeguard newspaper staff april resumed publishing supervision iraqi editors temporary editors questioned deported families refused confess editors resigned subsequently questioned charged publishing fabricated news stories harm public safety national interests unlike cases brought military court trial session civilian postponed june said trial session june fabricated news articles sent address verified properly previous attacks setup framed later attacked launching pad closing newspaper said press interview bank ceo wanted steal wouldn steal dollars maybe steal million fabricated news price dollars added human rights watch said charges politically motivated asked authorities drop allow position cease campaign silence independent journalism advocacy group added following resignation coverage human rights violations decreased significantly rulers showing shame media outlet widely regarded country independent news source said condemned actions government described strong arm tactics non government organization added research supported claims government planting false news accused planting fake stories wanted quit paper totally changed added august reinstated position board directors october colleagues found guilty court fined subsequently received international awards peace media award september won regional award electronic media ranked index ahead bbc dozen media outlets publications written books arabic memories childhood thought politics narrative childhood iraq experiences events witnessed motivated write people reactions following death father dedicated book memory deals political ideological concepts europe muslim world muslim countries benefit order consolidate political islamic theme writes daily column regular articles politics human rights publications
Mansoor al-Jamri