- Ali Mashhadani, Reuters. Mashhadani, a freelance photographer and
cameraman for Reuters news agency, has been held incommunicado and
without explanation by U.S. forces since August 8. Mashhadani was
taken from his home in Ramadi during a general sweep of the
neighborhood by U.S. Marines who became suspicious after seeing
pictures on his cameras, Reuters quoted his family as saying. He is
being held in Abu Ghraib Prison. Reuters reported last month that a
US-Iraqi Combined Review and Release Board (CRRB) had determined that
Mashhadani posed a "threat" and ordered his continued detention. U.S.
officials told Reuters that Mashhadani would be denied access to
counsel or family for 60 days, but would be granted a review of his
case within 180 days. Officials have yet to substantiate the basis for
his continued detention.
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.activism.progressive/browse_thread/thread/830d79ba9da4f6aa/72720b9f7ffced3a?lnk=st&q=%22Ali-Mashhadani%22&rnum=1&hl=en#72720b9f7ffced3a
Moody said one Iraqi cameraman working for the agency, Ali Mashhadani, was arrested in August after US troops conducted a house-to-house search and saw footage of insurgents on his camera, Moody said. According to Moody, he was taken to Abu Ghraib prison, where he was not allowed visitors for two months, and had no idea why he is being held.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2005/11/18/journalists_perils_in_iraq_highlighted/?page=full
I don't think they are the same guy. Ali versus Abdul. I posted about it here:
Haditha Reporter Was Jailed By US, Shares Name With Source | Sweetness & Light
http://www.sweetness-light.com/archive/reporter-jailed-by-us-broke-haditha-has-familiar-name
But I suspect they might be related.