PHA-Exchange> MSF appeal: Fw: Arjan Erkel kidnapping - support needed

[UNNIKRISHNAN PV (Dr)]

Dear friends

The following appeal by MSF calls for your support.

In solidarity

Unni

----- Original Message -----
From: Médecins Sans Frontières <msfpetition at serverworld.co.uk>
To: <unnikru at yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 10:23 AM
Subject: MSF: Arjan Erkel kidnapping - support needed


> Dear friend
>
> Six months ago, Arjan Erkel, a Medecins Sans Frontieres field volunteer,
was
> abducted by three gunmen in Makhachkala, the capital of the Russian
Republic
> of Dagestan. At the time of his abduction, Arjan was the Head of Mission
for
> an MSF programme working with displaced people from neighbouring Chechnya.
>
> Since then we have had no information about his condition, location or who
has
> taken him.
>
> As part of our efforts to get Arjan released, we are asking all our
supporters
> to sign a petition which we intend to send to President Putin, of Russia,
and
> Mr Magomedov, Chairman of the State Council of Dagestan on March 10, 2003
The
> petition asks that they do all within their power to return Arjan safely
to his
> family, friends and colleagues.
>
> You can sign the petition at
> http://www.msf.org/arjan/petition/international.htm
>
> More information about Arjan can be found on the MSF International
website:
> http://www.msf.org
>
>
> Thank you
>
> MSF
>