Articles by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Journalist Ramadam Mucolli arrested
Ramadam Mucolli was arrested at his home on the morning of 27 June 1995 by three uniformed policemen. According to members of his family, the journalist’s dictaphone and passport were confiscated. An independent journalist and member of the Kosovo Journalists’ Union, Ramadam Mucolli has been harassed in the past. He was interrogated by police at […]
Police search media offices; calls into question the issue of the protection of sources
Belgian police searched the offices of the daily newspapers “Le Soir” and “De Morgen”, of the magazine “Le Soir Illustre” and of the radio and television network RTBF (in Brussels and in Liege) on 23 June 1995. The homes of several journalists from these media covering the judicial inquiry into the Agusta defence contracts scandal […]
Ban extended on Punch and Concord groups; ban previously extended on the Guardian group
**Updates IFEX alerts dated 14, 6 December, 19 October 1994 and others** On 9 June 1995, the military government of Nigeria, for the second time in a row, extended the ban on the Punch and Concord independent newspaper groups for another six months as of 10 June. On 14 February, the ban on the Guardian […]
Three “The Point” journalists released on bail, but still face charges; trial to begin
**Updates IFEX alert dated 30 March 1995** Three “The Point” journalists, Pap (also reported as Pape) Saine, Badara Sowe and Brima (also reported as Ibrahima) Ernest, who were arrested by police on 30 March 1995, were released on bail the following day. However, the three journalists still face charges for “publishing false information,” in violation […]
Editor-in-chief of “Le Choc” arrested
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” […]
Journalist Florente Formento wounded in assassination attempt
On 20 June 1995, an attempt was made on the life of journalist Florente Formento in Cotabato, a city on the island of Mindanao. Florente Formento was heading home on his moped, when two men armed with revolvers leaped into sight and blocked the road, forcing him to stop. The two opened fire on the […]
Recent attacks on journalists
On 14 June 1995 in Katmandu, independent journalist Lekhnath Bhandari was assaulted by members of a procession on its way to the residence of King Birendra to protest against his decision to dissolve the National Assembly. The journalist’s camera was broken and his press card was ripped by individuals in the group. On 19 June, […]
TV station searched; property seized
In Tiraspol, the capital of Transdniestrie, in the middle of the night of 22 June 1995, members of the National Ministry of Security (MNS) searched the offices of the cable television association TV Asket, which is registered with Moldavia’s Ministry of Justice in Kichinev. The MNS confiscated video cassettes, cut the telephone lines, and destroyed […]