CPJ calls for more press freedom in SADC countries

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Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

4 August 2000

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(CPJ/IFEX) – In paragraph 1 of the 4 August 2000 CPJ action alert, Joachim Alberto Chissano was incorrectly identified as the president of Botswana. He is in fact the president of Mozambique — the letter was sent to him in his capacity as head of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which is headquartered in […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – In paragraph 1 of the 4 August 2000 CPJ action alert, Joachim Alberto Chissano was incorrectly identified as the president of Botswana. He is in fact the president of Mozambique — the letter was sent to him in his capacity as head of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which is headquartered in Botswana.

The IFEX Clearing House regrets the error.

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