Dominique Marseille Asie, the director and editor-in-chief of the Congolese weekly “Le Choc”, was arrested in Brazzaville on the morning of 22 June 1995. Authorities, who appear to have arrested him illegally, have given no official reason for his arrest. However, the arrest may be linked to a satirical article title “The Union of Warlocks” […]
Dominique Marseille Asie, the director and editor-in-chief of the
Congolese weekly “Le Choc”, was arrested in Brazzaville on the
morning of 22 June 1995. Authorities, who appear to have arrested
him illegally, have given no official reason for his arrest.
However, the arrest may be linked to a satirical article title
“The Union of Warlocks” (“l’Union des sorciers”) published in the
last edition of “Le Choc”.
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carried out, regardless of the circumstances of whatever
accusations there may be against him
arrested for an alleged “crime of opinion”
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which guarantees freedom
of the press
unconditionally released if he cannot be promptly charged with a
recognizably criminal offence, and not for the free expression of
an opinion
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His Excellency Pascal Lissouba
President
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Brazzaville, Congo
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Brazzaville, Congo
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Brazzaville, Congo
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