Articles by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Journalist Edgard Lopes de Faria murdered
(RSF/IFEX) – Edgard Lopes de Faria, head of the local radio station Capital and a presenter on the television station TV Record, was killed on 29 October 1997 in Campo Grande, capital of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, as he was on his way to the radio station’s offices to host the program […]
Nineteen journalists victims of repression during October alone, says RSF
(RSF/IFEX) – In October 1997 alone, five Nigerian journalists were verbally abused, five imprisoned, eight beaten and one tortured. Yet the Commonwealth member countries decided, at the conclusion of the Edinburgh summit on 27 October, not to exclude Nigeria, but only to prolong its suspension. On 1 October, Tenkum Kokoh of “The Democrat” and Folu […]
“Koha Ditore” journalists harassed by police
(RSF/IFEX) – On 29 October 1997, two police officers entered the offices of the Albanian-language daily “Koha Ditore” in order to review the personal identity documents of associate editor-in- chief Yiber Hysa and of journalist Fisnik Abrashi, who had covered a demonstration by Albanian students in Pristina earlier that day. The officers also demanded to […]
Three journalists assaulted and briefly detained
(RSF/IFEX) – On 28 October 1997, at least three journalists were assaulted by policemen as they were covering an anti-government demonstration near the monument to the Declaration of Independence in Jakarta. At 3:35 pm, some officers began to disperse the crowd. Ezki Suyanto, a journalist with “Panji Masyarakat”, was threatened by security officers. Although he […]
RSF writes to U.S. President Bill Clinton regarding imprisonment of twelve journalists
(RSF/IFEX) – The following is the full text of a letter sent by Reporters sans frontieres to President of the United States of America Bill Clinton, reminding him of the imprisonment of twelve journalists in China and calling on him – on the occasion of Chinese President Jiang Zemin’s official visit to the U.S.A. – […]
Journalist Jorge Luis Arce Cabrera assaulted
(RSF/IFEX) – On 23 October 1997, Jorge Luis Arce Cabrera, a Cienfuegos correspondent for the Bureau of Independent Press in Cuba (BPIC), was assaulted by an agent of the Ministry of the Interior who went by the name of Adriano. The agent showed up at the home of Arce around 3:30 pm and ordered him […]
Assault and arrest of journalist during presidential elections; copies of magazine “Mutations” seized
(RSF/IFEX) – Marie Noelle Nguichi, a journalist with the bi- weekly “Le Messager”, was arrested on 12 October 1997 – the day of the presidential elections – by a police officer in a barrack in Yaounde, where a voting booth had been set up. The officer accused Nguichi of being “a spy for `Le Messager’” […]
Article of legislation currently being debated in Congress threatens press freedom
(RSF/IFEX) – Article 9 of Section 5 of a media bill currently being debated in the Brazilian Congress provides for sentences ranging from 30 days to one year of community work (“trabalhos de interesse comunitario”) for journalists convicted of libel, slander or insult. They could also be fined anywhere from R$ 2000 to 100,000 (roughly […]