Pamphile Simbizi, director of the French section of the second channel of the national radio of Burundi, was stabbed to death on the morning of 7 June 1995 in the hills of the Gasenyi district of Bujumbura, not far from the Kamenge district where violent fighting was taking place. Pamphile Simbizi was an experienced and […]
Pamphile Simbizi, director of the French section of the second
channel of the national radio of Burundi, was stabbed to death on
the morning of 7 June 1995 in the hills of the Gasenyi district of
Bujumbura, not far from the Kamenge district where violent fighting
was taking place. Pamphile Simbizi was an experienced and honest
journalist in his thirties who was respected by his colleagues, and
was part of the moderate Hutu movement at the national radio. He
had participated on 3 May in the preparation of a special program
dedicated to the freedom of the press in Burundi, which was edited
in conjunction with RSF and UNESCO.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to authorities in Burundi:
killing and that the persons responsible be brought swiftly to
justice
Appeals To
Sylvestre Ntibantunganya
President of the Republic of Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi
Fax: +257 22 66 13 or +257 22 60 63
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