A Japanese photo journalist whose passport was confiscated by the government ahead of a planned trip to Syria said his case Sets a dangerous Precedent for other journalists traveling abroad to report on foreign wars. In an unprecedented move, Japan's Foreign Ministry seized freelance photographer Yuichi Sugimoto's passport this month as it steps up security after the execution of two Japanese nationals captured by Islamic State militants. He stated "The freedom to report, the freedom to cover news might be harmed,". He also said ministry officials and policemen visited his apartment in Niigata, **rthern Japan, this month and told him he would be arrested if he did **t hand in his passport.
02-13-2015, 12:55 PM
Japanese Reporter Says Barring Him From Syria Sets a Bad Precedent
A Japanese photo journalist whose passport was confiscated by the government ahead of a planned trip to Syria said his case Sets a dangerous Precedent for other journalists traveling abroad to report on foreign wars. In an unprecedented move, Japan's Foreign Ministry seized freelance photographer Yuichi Sugimoto's passport this month as it steps up security after the execution of two Japanese nationals captured by Islamic State militants. He stated "The freedom to report, the freedom to cover news might be harmed,". He also said ministry officials and policemen visited his apartment in Niigata, **rthern Japan, this month and told him he would be arrested if he did **t hand in his passport.
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