ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --American journalist Paul Salopek returned hometo New Mexico on Sunday, a day after being freed from prison in thewar-torn Darfur region of Sudan, where he was held on espionagecharges.
The Chicago Tribune journalist, who lives in Columbus, N.M., worea slight smile as he got off a private jet and later received a bighug from his wife and a National Geographic editor.
Salopek, 44, was on assignment for National Geographic magazinewhen he was arrested Aug. 6 and accused of passing informationillegally, writing "false news" and entering the African countrywithout a visa.
Salopek said in a news conference he initially intended to travelto …
Reporter freed by Sudan back in U.S.ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --American journalist Paul Salopek returned hometo New Mexico on Sunday, a day after being freed from prison in thewar-torn Darfur region of Sudan, where he was held on espionagecharges.
The Chicago Tribune journalist, who lives in Columbus, N.M., worea slight smile as he got off a private jet and later received a bighug from his wife and a National Geographic editor.
Salopek, 44, was on assignment for National Geographic magazinewhen he was arrested Aug. 6 and accused of passing informationillegally, writing "false news" and entering the African countrywithout a visa.
Salopek said in a news conference he initially intended to travelto …
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