Jawed Ahmad (1986 – March 10, 2009) also known as "Jojo" was an Afghan reporter working for Canadian media outlet CTV who was arrested by American troops and declared an enemy combatant , while working with NATO at Kandahar Airport on October 26, 2007.
22-1268: (Redirected from JoJo ) This article is about the name. For other uses, see Jojo (disambiguation) . Jojo , JoJo or Jo Jo is a given name, surname, nickname or stage name used by several people and fictional characters, including: People with the given name, nickname or stage name [ edit ] Musicians [ edit ] JoJo (singer) (born 1990), American singer and actress Miss Jojo (Bengali singer) , Bengali singer Miss Jojo , Rwandan R&B singer Josiane Uwineza (born 1983) JoJo Billingsley (1952–2010), American singer, soloist and songwriter Jojo Garza , American musician, member of Los Lonely Boys JoJo Hailey (born 1971), American R&B singer Joel Hailey, half of K-Ci & JoJo and Jodeci John Hermann , American musician, keyboardist for Widespread Panic Joseph Hoo Kim (born 1942), Jamaican reggae record producer Jo Jo Laine (1953–2006), American singer, model, actress, and rock groupie Jojo Mason (born 1990), Canadian country music singer-songwriter Jojo Mayer (born 1963), Swiss drummer Jonathan Richman (born 1951), American proto-punk singer-songwriter Joseph Simmons (born 1964), stage name Rev. Run or DJ Run,
44-569: A 1998 BBC Scotland television series Jojo Harte, on the Irish television series Raw (2008–2013) Mojo Jojo , a simian character in the American animated television show The Powerpuff Girls Every protagonist in the Japanese manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Jonathan Joestar , the protagonist of Phantom Blood Joseph Joestar , the protagonist of Battle Tendency Jotaro Kujo ,
66-409: A GI who represented himself as a Public Affairs Officer . American officials claimed the 22-year-old native of Kandahar was carrying phone numbers and videos of Taliban officials. He appeared before a military review, which determined there was "credible information" and is held at Bagram Airbase . His brother, Siddique, has been in contact with him during his detention, due to the efforts of
88-1235: A founding member of the hip hop group Run–D.M.C. JoJo Siwa (born 2003), American dancer, singer and actress Sportspeople [ edit ] JoJo (wrestling) , American WWE ring announcer Joseann Alexie Offerman (born 1994) Jojó (born 1970), Mozambican footballer JoJo Dickson (born 1989), player in the Canadian Football League JoJo Domann (born 1997), American football player Jojo Duncil (born 1983), Philippine Basketball Association player Jo Jo English (born 1970), American National Basketball Association player Jojo Lastimosa (born 1964), Philippine Basketball Association player Jo-Jo Moore (1908–2001), American Major League Baseball player Jojo Ogunnupe (born 1992), Nigerian footballer JoJo Polk (born 1978), American Arena Football League player Jo-Jo Reyes (born 1984), American Major League Baseball pitcher JoJo Romero (born 1996), American Major League Baseball pitcher JoJo Starbuck (born 1951), American figure skater Jojo Tangkay (born 1976), Philippine basketball player Jo-Jo Townsell (born 1960), American National Football League player, member of
110-523: A lawyer. As a result of advocacy by his friends and family, and a habeas corpus petition [1] filed by the International Justice Network , Jojo was released on September 21, 2008 after almost a year of being held in U.S. custody. Jawed started working as a tailor's apprentice at twelve years old. Jawed earned 75 cents a day. He used the money he earned to pay for schooling. His education, and language skills, allowed him to start working as
132-523: A statement saying Jawad was killed by being "gunned down .... by two men in a vehicle as he was getting out of his own car in the centre of the southern city of Kandahar." The statement said, "Several Afghan journalists told Reporters Without Borders they suspected the murder may have been ordered by the Taliban," but a Kandahar provincial government spokesman "offered no details." The statement also said Ahmad's brother "did not rule out any hypothesis" regarding
154-445: A translator for United States forces shortly after the overthrow of the Taliban. Jawed was later to work for independent security firms. In 2006 Jawad started working as a translator and "fixer" for Canadian journalists. Jawed was captured on October 26, 2007. Jawed reported on his release that he was captured after receiving a request to come to Kandahar Air Field to complete a survey on opinion survey of Afghan journalists from
176-532: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Jojo (disambiguation) Jojo is a given name, surname, nickname and stage name of several people and fictional characters. Jojo , JoJo or Jo Jo may also refer to: Jawed Ahmad Ahmad was then held in military custody at the detention facility at the United States Air Base in Bagram , Afghanistan for 11 months without access to
198-767: The Sonic the Hedgehog film series JoJo, the store mascot of Jewel-Osco [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jojo&oldid=1257975250 " Categories : Given names Surnames Nicknames Unisex given names Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Articles with short description Short description
220-713: The International Red Cross . According to his brother, he has been beaten since being detained. Captives in the Bagram Theater Detention Facility do not have Combatant Status Review Tribunals convened to confirm their combatant status. According to Eliza Griswold in The New Republic their status is determined by the base commander, who may convene a more secret, less formal, less thorough procedure called an " Enemy Combatant Review Board ". According to Grizwold: Prisoners don't even have
242-515: The American animated television show The Amazing World of Gumball Jojo, main character of the Belgian comic series Jojo created by André Geerts Johannes "Jojo" Betzler, the young protagonist of Jojo Rabbit , a comedy-drama film JoJo, one of the titular characters in British TV series JoJo & Gran Gran Jojo, one of the students in animated TV series Ollie's Pack Jojo, from
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#1732858481694264-549: The Hall of Fame Jo Jo White (1946–2018), American basketball player Jo-Jo White (1909–1986), American baseball player Jonatan Christie (born 1997), Indonesian badminton player Jo Jo Pascua (born 1965), Filipino professional boxer Jójó (footballer, born 2001) , Cape Verdean footballer Other people [ edit ] Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy, stage name of Fedor Jeftichew , Russian–American sideshow performer of
286-457: The evidence against him. The detainee isn't even allowed to attend. And, thanks to such limited access to justice, many former detainees say they have no idea why they were either detained or released. The Washington Post reported on June 29, 2008 on comments Tina Monshipour Foster made about Jawed Ahmad's detention in Bagram. It provides a convenient place to hold people who you might not want
308-452: The film. He described being hooded, bound, slammed into walls and beaten. One of the beatings broke two of his ribs. Jawad said he was subjected to sleep deprivation . In an interview with the BBC he states "When I landed first of all they stood me in snow for six hours, it was too cold - I had no socks, no shoes, nothing. I became unconscious two times.". Jawad said his interrogators insisted he
330-896: The late 1800s Jawed Ahmad (1986–2009), Afghan reporter imprisoned by the American military in 2007, then released without explanation in 2008 Jejomar Binay (born 1942), Philippine Vice-President and former mayor of Makati Jojo Chintoh (born c. 1944), Canadian television journalist JoJo Fletcher (born 1990), American reality TV star on The Bachelorette Season 12 Jo Frost (born 1971), British nanny and TV personality of Supernanny fame, who addresses herself to children as "Jo-Jo" Jojo Lapus (1945–2006), Filipino show business columnist and screenwriter Jojo Moyes (born 1969), British romance novelist and journalist Paquito Ochoa, Jr. (born 1960), Filipino politician and lawyer JoJo Savard , Canadian self-proclaimed psychic JoJo Wright , American radio host Jojo Andrews (1956–1982), American professional wreslter People with
352-542: The limited access to lawyers available to prisoners in Guantánamo. Nor do they have the right to Combatant Status Review Tribunals, which Guantánamo detainees won in the 2004 Supreme Court ruling in Hamdi v. Rumsfeld. Instead, if a combat commander chooses, he can convene an Enemy Combatant Review Board (ECRB), at which the detainee has no right to a personal advocate, no chance to speak in his own defense, and no opportunity to review
374-521: The musical Seussical , as well as the book Horton Hears a Who! , on which the musical was partly based Jo Jo Dancer, the title character, played by Richard Pryor, in the film Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling JoJo Tickle, main character of JoJo's Circus , an American children's television show Jojo, a food critic character in the Papa Louie games by Flipline Studios John Joseph "Jo Jo" McCann, main character of Looking After Jo Jo ,
396-575: The protagonist of JoJolion (named after the previous protagonist of Diamond is Unbreakable ) Jodio Joestar, the protagonist of The JOJOLands Jojo Khalastra , on The Comedy Store Israeli television show Jojo, in the Beatles song " Get Back " Jojo the Kissing Bandit, in the Avatar: The Last Airbender trading card game Granny Jojo Watterson, a pink rabbit character in
418-408: The protagonist of Stardust Crusaders Josuke Higashikata, the protagonist of Diamond is Unbreakable (the suke ( 助 ) in the Japanese name may also be pronounced as "Jo") Giorno Giovanna , the protagonist of Golden Wind (sometimes stylized as GioGio) Jolyne Cujoh , the protagonist of Stone Ocean Johnny Joestar, the protagonist of Steel Ball Run Josuke Higashikata,
440-415: The surname [ edit ] Hideo Jojo (born 1975), Japanese film director and screenwriter Jōjō Masashige (1545–1643), Japanese samurai Shinji Jojo (born 1977), Japanese footballer Fictional characters with the name [ edit ] Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo, a minor character from The Simpsons animated sitcom (" The Last Temptation of Homer " episode) Jojo, a protagonist in
462-500: The world to know you are holding. Jawad Ahmad was released, without explanation, on September 22, 2008. He credited the help of friends and supporters for his relatively early release, and said guards had told him that many people were lobbying on his behalf. Jawad said he had seen the documentary film The Road to Guantanamo and said he was subjected to the same kind of treatment as the captives whose homicides in US custody were described in
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#1732858481694484-424: Was a spy for the Taliban, Iran and Pakistan , that his family had all been captured and had already confessed, and that he was being held because his Canadian employers had insisted on it. After his release, Jawad told journalists that he was told he was going to be sent to Guantanamo. Jawad reported that Koran desecration remained routine at Bagram. On March 10, 2009, Reporters Without Borders (RWB) issued
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