Algeria MPS, journalists launch signature campaign to support Swedish journalist

[M.T. Al-Mansouri, Ph.D.]

Donald Bostrom Algerian members of Parliament and journalists launched a signature campaign Wednesday in support of the Swedish journalist Donald Bostrom who wrote a story accusing the Israeli army of stealing human organs from Palestinian men after killing them. According to the signatures letter, a number of MPs will ask for opening an investigation into the story and providing protection for him from Israeli threats. Tens of journalists including the publisher of Algeria’s Echorouk Al Yaoumi newspaper Ali Fodil joined the campaign during an Iftar dinner in Algeria. The National Federation of Algerian Journalists paid tribute to Donald Bostrom and offered him the journalism award. Secretary General of the Federation Abdenour Boukhemkhem said the signature campaign is a step for a real move and not condemnation only. Donald Bostrom urged all the global and Arab press federations to follow in the Algerian federation’s footsteps. Palestinian ambassador to Algeria qualified Bostrom’s action as exceptional as he supported a cause of a country which has nothing to do with him.