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Somalia – Disquiet about death penalty for man convicted of journalist’s murder
Reporters Without Borders deplores the death sentence that a military court passed yesterday on a man found guilty of radio journalist Hassan Yusuf Absuge’s murder last September in Mogadishu. “It is not up to us to decide the nature or severity of the sentences imposed on those convicted of murdering journalists, but we cannot regard the application of the death penalty as a victory,” Reporters Without Borders said. “We hail the measures taken by the authorities to identify and punish (…)
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CAR – Call for compensation after rebels ransack and loot Bangui media
Reporters Without Borders is appalled by the irresponsible and unacceptable behaviour of members of the Seleka rebel coalition who have robbed or ransacked several news media since entering the capital, Bangui, three days ago. Rebel leaders have said they are trying to stop the looting. Reporters Without Borders calls on the most senior officials now in control in Bangui to order the return of stolen equipment and to organize compensation for media that have suffered damage. The press (…)
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Somalia – Provincial woman journalist gunned down while visiting Mogadishu
Reporters Without Borders is saddened to learn that a young woman journalist, Rahmo Abdulkadir, was gunned down on a Mogadishu street two days ago. Shot five times, she died on the spot. She is the second woman journalist to have been killed in the past eight years, following visiting BBC reporter Kate Peyton who was gunned down in Mogadishu in 2005. “We offer our heart-felt condolences to Abdulkadir’s family,” Reporters Without Borders said. “Noting the recent arrest of three suspects in the (…)
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Tanzania – Community radio reporter found dead in northwest
Reporters Without Borders is stunned to learn that community radio journalist Issa Ngumba was found dead in a forest in Kakonko, in the northwestern region of Kigoma, on 8 January, three days after he went missing. It was clear from the injuries on his body that he was murdered. “The death of a second journalist in four months in what was one of Africa’s safest countries for the media is setting the alarm bells ringing,” Reporters Without Borders said. “We are nonetheless pleased that the (…)
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Burundi – Score of media back jailed reporter, more than 1,200 sign petition
A Reporters Without Borders petition for the release of Burundian journalist Hassan Ruvakuki has already gathered 1,248 signatures since its launch three days ago. Keep on signing the petition. All of the following news media, media groups and press associations have expressed their support for Ruvakuki and the petition demanding his release: Burundi: Radio Bonesha FM, Groupe Iwacu, Radio Isanganiro, Net Press and the Burundian Journalists Union France: French External Broadcasting (…)
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CAR – Community radio stations ransacked, woman journalist killed
Reporters Without Borders is deeply disturbed by acts of violence against news media and journalists in connection with a month-old armed uprising in the Central African Republic against President François Bozizé’s government. Community radio stations, a major source of news for much of the population, have been particularly affected. Reporters Without Borders has learned that equipment was damaged or removed at several radio stations, including Radio Be Oko in the central town of Bambari (…)
