Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1231089,00.html) -- "'Believe me, we have treated you with much more respect than other people. You should go to places like Iran, you'd see a big difference.' The irony is that it is only 'countries like Iran' (for example, Cuba, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe) that have a visa requirement for journalists. It is unheard of in open societies, and, in spite of now being enforced in the US, is still so obscure that most journalists are not familiar with it."


KCAL (http://kcal9.com/california/CA--DeportedJournalis-kn/resources_news_html) -- "Revival of the I-visa requirement has not been properly publicized and numerous reporters are being caught unaware, with at least 15 journalists being deported at LAX alone since March 2003."

Reporters Without Borders (http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=10296)

American Society of Newspaper Editors (http://www.asne.org/index.cfm?ID=5241) -- "The U.S. government has moved part of the way toward a reasonable policy regarding visas for foreign journalists." [...] "U.S. Customs and Border Protection chiefs have now been granted 'discretionary authority' to allow journalists in on a one-time basis."

Reason (http://reason.com/links/links052003.shtml) -- "Their offense? Trying to enter the U.S. the same way European journalists have been coming for the last 17 years"

U.S. Embassy in London (http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_web/visa/niv/media.htm) -- "Important: Please note that freelance journalists will only be considered for the 'I' visa classification if they are under contract to a media organization."

International Herald Tribune (http://www.iht.com/articles/529086.htm) -- "'We are an open society,' Bonner declared, 'and we want people to feel welcome here.' This claim could be disputed by American businesses, which have lost $30.7 billion in the last two years because of visa delays and denials for their foreign partners and employees, according to a survey sponsored by eight business organizations." Also, "We don't want to let you in, we don't think you should come in. But you have powerful allies and we don't like the publicity."

Los Angeles Times (http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/showcase/la-ed-visa15jul15.story) -- "Why should journalists be more heavily restricted than tourists in a nation that purports to honor freedom of the press?"

Slate (http://slate.msn.com/id/2100403/)

The Christian Science Monitor (http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0608/dailyUpdate.html) -- "In each of these cases, the journalists had no right to see a lawyer, no right to call their local consulate, and no right to appeal (these rules come courtesy of antiterrorism measures passed in 1996 and 2001). And the growing international outcry seems only to embolden the Immigration and Customs agents who are keeping the United States safe from celebrity hacks and technology journalists."