Articles by Journaliste en danger (JED)
Three journalists from private television station harassed and detained in Kinshasa
(JED/IFEX) – On 15 March 2004, cameraman Robert Kadima Baruani, assistant cameraman Milla Dipenga and reporter Eric Ambago were harassed and detained briefly by a group of about 10 police officers at the Wagenia building in Kinshasa/Gombe. In addition, the journalists’ equipment was confiscated. The three journalists work for Radiotélévision Kin-Malebo (RTKM), which broadcasts from […]
Journalist arrested and jailed in Libreville
(JED/IFEX) – Alfred Ngamba, a journalist with the bi-monthly newspaper “Le Nganga”, was arrested and detained on 8 March 2004. He is currently incarcerated at the “Gros bouquet” prison in the Gabonese capital, Libreville. “Le Nganga” is published in the capital. According to “Le Nganga” editorial staff, Ngamba has been charged with libelling a medical […]
Journalist prevented from attending press conference at presidential palace
(JED/IFEX) – On 9 March 2004, Rodriguo Angue Nguema, a correspondent for Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Radio France Internationale (RFI) in Equatorial Guinea, was prevented from attending a press conference given by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema at the presidential palace in the capital, Malabo. A few hours before the incident, Angue Nguema received a telephone […]
Two journalists face legal harassment in Tshikapa
(JED/IFEX) – On 14 February 2004, the Tshikapa Tribunal’s Prosecutor’s Office requested a 12-month prison sentence with no parole against Roger Salomon Lulemba Kiabululu, a correspondent with the Kinshasa-based weekly “L’Eveil”. Lulemba was earlier charged with “defamation” against diamond entrepreneur Shamwenze Mwahindji. Tshikapa is the second largest city in West Kasai province, in the Democratic […]
Health minister opens judicial inquiry into “Le Messager” newspaper report
(JED/IFEX) – On 19 February 2004, Health Minister Urbain Olanguena Awono opened an administrative and judicial inquiry into a news story that appeared in the private newspaper “Le Messager”. The minister was angered by the paper’s publication of an article in its 18 February edition (issue 1624), which reported on the administration of a vaccine […]
Journalist completes his first year in detention without trial
(JED/IFEX) – The following is a 13 February 2004 JED press release: Journalist completes his first year in detention without trial Kinshasa, 13 February 2004 Journaliste en danger (JED), a non-governmental organisation dedicated to the defence and promotion of press freedom, and manager of the Central African Media Organisation’s (Organisation des médias d’Afrique centrale, OMAC) […]
Radio station director arrested and beaten
(JED/IFEX) – On 9 February 2004, Radio Brakos director Vatankhah Tchanguis was arrested and severely beaten by order of the Bahr police chief. The journalist was released 48 hours later. He is reportedly in critical condition and requires urgent medical attention. According to information received by JED and confirmed by the Chadian Union of Private […]
Radio programme host arrested and detained in Bukavu
(JED/IFEX) – Télesphore Namukama, a radio programme host with Héritier de la Justice (Heir of Justice), a human rights organisation based in Bukavu, principal city of South Kivu province, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, was arrested on 12 February 2004, at 3:00 p.m. (local time), by Security and Intelligence Services (Direction de la sécurité […]