Posts Tagged ‘Une – Afrique – 2’

Reporters Without Borders notes that the authorities yesterday dropped charges of conspiracy and inciting violence against two journalists, Baboucarr Ceesay and Abubaccar Saidykhan, who were detained for four days last month. They were arrested after calling for a peaceful demonstration against the execution of detainees under sentence of death. "This decision is logical and reassuring because the charges against these journalists were absurd," Reporters Without ... Full story

Reporters Without Borders roundly condemns the beating that radio presenter Abdoul Malick Ali Maïga received from jihadists in the northern city of Gao on 5 August after commenting on the fact that protesting residents had prevented them from amputating an accused thief's hand that morning. Maïga had just made his comment and was still presenting the evening news programme on radio Adar Koima (Joy of ... Full story

Reporters Without Borders notes that three detained representatives of the Media Monitoring Project of Zimbabwe – advocacy officers Fadzai December and Molly Chimhanda and Gilbert Mabusa, a member of its Public Information Rights Forum Committee – were released on bail on 16 December in the southern city of Gwanda. Arrested on 5 December, the three human rights activists were granted bail of $50 each by ... Full story

The Eritrean editorial writer and journalist, Jamal Osman Hamad, who runs the website adoulis.com, was released by Sudanese security forces in Khartoum today after spending eight weeks in detention. Hamad, who has lived in Sudan for several years, is known for his criticism of the Eritrean president, Issaias Afeworki. He was arrested less than a week after Afeworki visited Sudan on 24 October. No charges ... Full story