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Sentence. 1 year in prison (released after 9 months) On 14 December 2008, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi removed his shoes and threw them at United States president George W. Bush during a joint press conference with Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad, Iraq. Bush quickly ducked, avoiding being hit by either of the shoes.
Freelance. Political party. Alliance Towards Reforms (dissolved 2021) Muntadhar al-Zaidi (Arabic: منتظر الزيدي Muntaẓar az-Zaydī; born 15 January 1979) [a] is an Iraqi broadcast journalist who served as a correspondent for Iraqi-owned, Egyptian -based Al-Baghdadia TV. As of February 2011, al-Zaidi works with a Lebanese TV channel.
Muntadhar al Zaidi became a symbol of resistance when he threw his shoes at president Bush. Years later, he has no regrets, writes Richard Hall
On December 14, 2008, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw both of his shoes at Bush during an Iraqi press conference, shouting "This is a farewell kiss from the Iraqi people, dog". Bush quickly ducked, avoiding being hit by either of the shoes.
Mr al Zaidi shouted, before launching his shoe at the American president. Within a second, his second shoe came flying, followed by the words: “This is from the widows, the orphans and those who ...
1 December: Muntadhar al-Zaidi, who first shoed George W. Bush, was shoed himself in Paris by an exiled Iraqi journalist, [49] who accused him of "working for dictatorship in Iraq". When he was being escorted out of the room, Al-Zaidi went back to him with his shoe to hit him back, striking him in the back of the head with the shoe. [50]
Al-Zaidi found support from thousands of protesters in Iraq and his employer. A statement released by Al-Baghdadia television said, "Al-Baghdadia television demands that the Iraqi authorities immediately release their stringer Muntadhar al-Zaidi, in line with the democracy and freedom of expression that the American authorities promised the ...
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