Articles by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
AJI journalists and two others arrested in new wave of attacks
Early on the evening of 16 March 1995, Ahmad Taufik and Liston P. Siregar, members of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), were arrested and detained by police in Jakarta. The journalists had gathered, along with several political figures, at AJI headquarters to celebrate the end of Ramadan. Until its banning in June 1994, both […]
Ban lifted on “La Tribune”
**Updates IFEX CH alert dated 6 March 1995** RSF confirms the lifting of the ban on the French-language daily “La Tribune”; the newspaper resumed publication on 8 March. The daily was banned on 5 March by order of the Minister of the Interior.
Joao de Barros, editor-in-chief of “Correio da Guine-Bissau”, beaten and arrested
On the morning of 8 March 1995 at approximately 9:00, Joao de Barros, editor-in-chief of the weekly “Correio da Guine-Bissau”, was beaten and arrested at the Bissau airport as he was waiting to board a plane to Cape Verde. Police officers detained Joao de Barros, claiming he did not have permission to leave the country. […]
President Lukashenko criticizes state radio and television employees
At a 24 February meeting with employees of the Belarus State Radio and Television, President Lukashenko said: “When one watches or listens to your programs the question unfortunately arises too often: where does this militant incompetence come from, this obvious reluctance to support the political course of the President of this nation?” After recognizing the […]
“Free Press” journalists fined and sentenced to jail; publishing company fined
Two journalists from the weekly “The Free Press” were sentenced to jail by the Supreme Court on 21 February 1995. Kwabena Mensah- Bonsu, a columnist for the weekly, was sentenced to one month in prison. “Free Press” editor-in-chief Eben Quarcoo was sentenced to one day in jail and fined 100 000 cedis (equivalent to 550FF […]
Journalist Mohammed Zaaf and son remain in detention; further details on arrest
**Updates IFEX CH alert dated 17 January 1995** Mohammed Zaaf, a correspondent for the Italian news agency ANSA who was arrested with two of his sons on 14 January 1995 and accused of “harbouring a known islamic militant,” remains in detention. After being held for questioning on 14 January (see IFEX alert), Mohammed Zaaf was […]
RSF marks second year of Choi Chin-sop’s detention
RSF reports that Choi Chin-sop, a journalist charged under the National Security Law (NSL), remains in prison after two years of a three year sentence. His physical condition is apparently deteriorating. A journalist at the “Mal” independent monthly, he was arrested by the Agency for National Security Planning (ANSP) on 14 September 1992, ill-treated under […]
Journalist Ahmed al-Seweifi refused entry
On 20 February 1995, Ahmed al-Seweifi, a journalist with the bi- weekly “Al-Chaab”, was refused entry to Saudi Arabia when he arrived at the airport in Jiddah. Ahmed al-Seweifi, who arrived from Cairo with his wife, had obtained the proper visa from the Saudi embassy in Cairo. The authorities in Jiddah, however, said that he […]