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NEWS ALERT
In Angola,
independent journalist’s home robbed in Cabinda
New
York, June 13, 2012-Authorities in Angola’s enclave of Cabinda must immediately
launch an investigation into the robbery at the home of an independent
journalist on Sunday, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Unidentified
assailants ransacked the house of Jose Manuel Gimbi, a correspondent of the
U.S. government-funded broadcaster Voice of America and a human rights lawyer,
at around 4 p.m., when no one was at home, the station
http://www.voanews.com/portuguese/news/Desconhecidos-saquearam-residencia-de-jornalista-da-VOA-em-Cabinda-158458775.html
reported. The assailants
stole items related to the journalist’s work, including two computers, an
external hard drive, a voice recorder, two USB sticks, and a bag containing important
documents related to his work, Arao Tempo, a lawyer and Gimbi’s mentor, told
CPJ. VOA reported that the assailants also stole some personal items, including
books and jewelry belonging to Gimbi’s wife.
Although
the motive for the attack was unclear, local journalists told CPJ they believed
the assailants were targeting items used by Gimbi for his professional work. VOA
reported that Gimbi had not reported any threats recently. The journalist filed
a complaint with Cabinda’s police Criminal Investigation office, but officers
had not yet visited the house, Tempo told CPJ.
Gimbi
is one of only two independent journalists in Cabinda, a volatileregionwhere the government is locked in a
http://www.cpj.org/blog/2010/06/in-angola-censorship-shrouds-journalists-killing.php
conflict with a
low-level separatist insurgency. He had recently
http://www.voanews.com/portuguese/news/05_21_2012_unita_challenge-152327705.html
interviewed members of
opposition party UNITA about their objection to proposed government amendments
to the electoral law ahead of
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-24/angola-to-hold-general-elections-on-aug-dot-31-dos-santos-says
parliamentary
elections
scheduled in August. Last week, he
http://www.voanews.com/portuguese/news/06_07_12_abuja_civil_society-157889645.html
reported from Abuja on a
http://ggcn-rcgg.org/en/abuja_meeting.html?altcast_code=75f7cf5dc4
forum of experts and
civil society members, where participants raised issues that included
http://www.voanews.com/portuguese/news/06_06_12_oil_poverty-157558415.html
wealth disparity in oil-rich
countries like Angola.
Gimbi
has been targeted for his independent reporting and human rights advocacy in
the past, according to CPJ
http://www.cpj.org/tags/jos%C3%A9-manuel-gimbi
research. In August
2011, gunmen
http://cpj.org/2011/10/armed-men-threaten-journalist-in-angolas-cabinda.php
raided his home and
threatened unspecified harm against him, CPJ research shows.
“We condemn the attack
of the home ofJose Manuel Gimbi, who is the ongoing target of
threats and persecution for his independent reporting in Cabinda,” said CPJ
Africa Advocacy Coordinator Mohamed Keita. “We hold authorities in Cabinda
responsible for Gimbi’s well-being and call on them to explore all leads in the
case, including a political motive linked to the sensitive nature of the
journalist’s work.”
Romao
Macario Lembe, the vice-governor of Cabinda, told CPJ today that he was not
aware of the burglary. “I have not heard anything, either on radio or in the
independent newspapers. There are things that people say on the airwaves of VOA
that are not true. My first reaction is to cast doubt on your information. But
I am not saying that it is false, either. I am going to try to find out.” He
also suggested the robbery could have been a random act. “Here, robberies are
numerous. The robbers come from neighboring countries and go back there. We
lead investigations, but we never find them.”
###
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Africa Advocacy Coordinator
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NEWS ALERT
In Angola,
independent journalist’s home robbed in Cabinda
New
York, June 13, 2012-Authorities in Angola’s enclave of Cabinda must immediately
launch an investigation into the robbery at the home of an independent
journalist on Sunday, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Unidentified
assailants ransacked the house of José Manuel Gimbi, a correspondent of the
U.S. government-funded broadcaster Voice of America and a human rights lawyer,
at around 4 p.m., when no one was at home, the station reported . The assailants
stole items related to the journalist’s work, including two computers, an
external hard drive, a voice recorder, two USB sticks, and a bag containing important
documents related to his work, Arão Tempo, a lawyer and Gimbi’s mentor, told
CPJ. VOA reported that the assailants also stole some personal items, including
books and jewelry belonging to Gimbi’s wife. Although
the motive for the attack was unclear, local journalists told CPJ they believed
the assailants were targeting items used by Gimbi for his professional work. VOA
reported that Gimbi had not reported any threats recently. The journalist filed
a complaint with Cabinda’s police Criminal Investigation office, but officers
had not yet visited the house, Tempo told CPJ. Gimbi
is one of only two independent journalists in Cabinda, a volatile region where the government is locked in a conflict with a
low-level separatist insurgency. He had recently interviewed members of
opposition party UNITA about their objection to proposed government amendments
to the electoral law ahead of parliamentary
elections
scheduled in August. Last week, he reported from Abuja on a
forum of experts and
civil society members, where participants raised issues that included wealth disparity in oil-rich
countries like Angola.
Gimbi
has been targeted for his independent reporting and human rights advocacy in
the past, according to CPJ research . In August
2011, gunmen raided his home and
threatened unspecified harm against him, CPJ research shows. “We condemn the attack
of the home of José Manuel Gimbi, who is the ongoing target of
threats and persecution for his independent reporting in Cabinda,” said CPJ
Africa Advocacy Coordinator Mohamed Keita. “We hold authorities in Cabinda
responsible for Gimbi’s well-being and call on them to explore all leads in the
case, including a political motive linked to the sensitive nature of the
journalist’s work.” Romão
Macário Lembe, the vice-governor of Cabinda, told CPJ today that he was not
aware of the burglary. “I have not heard anything, either on radio or in the
independent newspapers. There are things that people say on the airwaves of VOA
that are not true. My first reaction is to cast doubt on your information. But
I am not saying that it is false, either. I am going to try to find out.” He
also suggested the robbery could have been a random act. “Here, robberies are
numerous. The robbers come from neighboring countries and go back there. We
lead investigations, but we never find them.”
###
CPJ is a New York-based, independent, nonprofit organization that works to safeguard press freedom worldwide.
Contact: Mohamed Keita Africa Advocacy Coordinator Tel. +1.212.465.1004 ext. 117 Email: mkeita@cpj.org
Link: http://www.cpj.org/2012/06/independent-angolan-journalists-home-robbed-in-cab.php
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